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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:04 pm 
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Everyone survives. The pilot and the Hudson River Ferrymen saved everyone.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... E2mlxDUR6Q

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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:09 pm 
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Good news.

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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:20 pm 
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Just amazing! The pilot and Ferrymen are heroes.

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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:35 pm 
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It's semi-local news for me, so I couldn't escape nonstop reports all day. It had only just taken off, so they were fairly low. The rescue was super quick because boats were on their way before it even touched water. The pilot radioed when the engine went down (fucking geese!) and they had ferries on the way ASAP. By the time the folks got out on the wing rescue was already there.

Pretty cool story all around.


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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:36 pm 
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Eric W.H. Taft wrote:
It's semi-local news for me, so I couldn't escape nonstop reports all day. It had only just taken off, so they were fairly low. The rescue was super quick because boats were on their way before it even touched water. The pilot radioed when the engine went down (fucking geese!) and they had ferries on the way ASAP. By the time the folks got out on the wing rescue was already there.

Pretty cool story all around.

Yep, semi-local for me, also.

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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:36 pm 
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Are you sure it was geese? Sounds to me like Charles had something to do with this.


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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:37 pm 
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ROSS!

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:38 pm 
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They actually landed on A Flock of Seagulls. The haircut got stuck in the engine and nearly did them in.


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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:39 pm 
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It was big news on the radio for us, too, even tho not a bit local. No major injuries is always good news.

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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:01 am 
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Big news everywhere. I've actually taken that exact flight before. A man from here in town was on it and called his dad while standing on the wing.

(The plane was already in the water when he was on the wing. He wasn't cutting up during the flight or something).

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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:33 am 
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Pretty amazing story, all things considered.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:07 am 
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This would have been my flight to HeroesCon, I think.


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 Post subject: Plane crashes into the Hudson River.
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Since the flight was coming to Charlotte, it was local for me as well. I've taken that flight.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:28 am 
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I think that this is a news story that has now been officially beaten into the ground.


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I heard on one report that the pilot had experience as a glider pilot as well. Is this standard procedure for pilots? Or did having the right flying geek come in handy. Someone needs to buy that guy a beer.


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:35 am 
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:01 pm 
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AMW wrote:
I think that this is a news story that has now been officially beaten into the ground.

And yet you still clicked a link about it. :)

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