US Airways Plane Crash in Hudson River

[K1052]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
I can't get over what a stupid reason this is for an airplane to crash, and why it doesn't happen on a daily basis.

Airports actively try to keep birds off the field.

 

[jpeyton]

The FBI are currently investigating these geese for ties to Al-Qaeda.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Anyone ever seen that movie called The Edge? Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin are in a plane that hits geese and crash.

Yeah, decent movie. I watched it for school actually.

 

[TangoJuliet]

Bird strikes happen all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE

Its when you run into a flock of birds that take out 2 engines you get what we had today

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The pilot deserves a medal for his landing. That plane doesn't appear to be broken-up at all and has remained afloat for a VERY long time.

great job by him but you'd have to think many many pilots would have done the same. The difficulty of such a landing though - I can't say anything about that.

A medal? For doing his job? They are trained in what to do in emergency situations. He deserves an atta boy for a job well done, but at the end of the day he is just doing his job.

If I saved a server from crashing at work last week by detecting a HD that was going bad.. i wouldnt get so much as a thank you let alone a medal!

lmfao
i agree replacing a hd is the same as landing an impaired passenger jet for the first time on water with 150 peoples lives in your hands.

at the end of the day you> him

 

[puffff]

My office overlooks the hudson.. looks like the tugboats are trying to dock the plane in the pier outside. Crazy....

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: TangoJuliet
Bird strikes happen all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE

Its when you run into a flock of birds that take out 2 engines you get what we had today

It still seems like it would be a pretty common occurrence. I see flocks of geese and other birds all over the place. Even if they are using means to scare birds away, they can only do that right on the airport grounds. The plane are still vulnerable for several miles away from the airport.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: finite automaton

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: finite automaton

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
pilot hit a flock of geese???? haha

You wouldn't be laughing if you were on that plane.

thank god I am not then, huh...

looks like the plane is submerged now...

Motion for ban. It could just as easily been you, or someone you know, on that plane. I bet everyone of the passengers on the plane thought they were going to die. And you think it's funny?

I find it funny that a flock of birds could do this, not the fact that people could/did die.

Photos of birdstrikes:

http://blog.flightstory.net/61...bird-strike-aftermath/
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/fil...tos/orig_569_3cba6.jpg

A good video of one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNpB-8_BSo

One more

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: puffff
My office overlooks the hudson.. looks like the tugboats are trying to dock the plane in the pier outside. Crazy....

What else would you do with it?

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: puffff
My office overlooks the hudson.. looks like the tugboats are trying to dock the plane in the pier outside. Crazy....

What else would you do with it?

Great contribution to this thread.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
The FBI are currently investigating these geese for ties to Al-Qaeda.

Send them to Gitmo

 

[freegeeks]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: LS21
fucking US. just 2 days ago my colleages were on a US flight when the cabin door threw error codes (somethign about pressure) and they had to make emergency landing

Im prtty sure US Airways doesnt make the planes

And Airbus is French :laugh:

Apparently the French make strong airplanes, a Boeing would probably desintegrate in a million pieces

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
The FBI are currently investigating these geese for ties to Al-Qaeda.

Coming from someone else it might have been funny. You were probably being serious though.

 

[jpeyton]

TSA officials have confirmed a temporary ban on bird feed is now in effect on all domestic commercial flights.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: puffff
My office overlooks the hudson.. looks like the tugboats are trying to dock the plane in the pier outside. Crazy....

What else would you do with it?

I can think of one place....

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The pilot deserves a medal for his landing. That plane doesn't appear to be broken-up at all and has remained afloat for a VERY long time.

great job by him but you'd have to think many many pilots would have done the same. The difficulty of such a landing though - I can't say anything about that.

A medal? For doing his job? They are trained in what to do in emergency situations. He deserves an atta boy for a job well done, but at the end of the day he is just doing his job.

If I saved a server from crashing at work last week by detecting a HD that was going bad.. i wouldnt get so much as a thank you let alone a medal!

Yes, well if you don't replace the HD correctly do 150 people die? Also, how many pilots ever actually make a real crash landing in a commercial jet?

Sure it may be "his job" as you put it, but it's about .0001% of his job and performance should always be praised.

Soldier's receive medals for "doing their jobs" countless times over the course of history.

 

[looker001]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The pilot deserves a medal for his landing. That plane doesn't appear to be broken-up at all and has remained afloat for a VERY long time.

great job by him but you'd have to think many many pilots would have done the same. The difficulty of such a landing though - I can't say anything about that.

A medal? For doing his job? They are trained in what to do in emergency situations. He deserves an atta boy for a job well done, but at the end of the day he is just doing his job.

If I saved a server from crashing at work last week by detecting a HD that was going bad.. i wouldnt get so much as a thank you let alone a medal!

Yes, well if you don't replace the HD correctly do 150 people die? Also, how many pilots ever actually make a real crash landing in a commercial jet?

Sure it may be "his job" as you put it, but it's about .0001% of his job and performance should always be praised.

Soldier's receive medals for "doing their jobs" countless times over the course of history.

On the water in that big of plane in real life, i would think almost no one did it safely. He did amazing job, and should be promoted.

 

[TangoJuliet]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: TangoJuliet
Bird strikes happen all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE

Its when you run into a flock of birds that take out 2 engines you get what we had today

It still seems like it would be a pretty common occurrence. I see flocks of geese and other birds all over the place. Even if they are using means to scare birds away, they can only do that right on the airport grounds. The plane are still vulnerable for several miles away from the airport.

It happens all the time. At least once a week we have a report of a bird strike......never to this extent though.

 

[freegeeks]

I don't understand what some people are discussing here. These pilots did a damn good job in getting the plane in one piece in the river and the cabin crew did a good job in evacuating the plane

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The pilot deserves a medal for his landing. That plane doesn't appear to be broken-up at all and has remained afloat for a VERY long time.

great job by him but you'd have to think many many pilots would have done the same. The difficulty of such a landing though - I can't say anything about that.

A medal? For doing his job? They are trained in what to do in emergency situations. He deserves an atta boy for a job well done, but at the end of the day he is just doing his job.

If I saved a server from crashing at work last week by detecting a HD that was going bad.. i wouldnt get so much as a thank you let alone a medal!

Please tell me you're not serious?



Great job by this pilot. Fantastic.

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
TSA officials have confirmed a temporary ban on bird feed is now in effect on all domestic commercial flights.

See, one post of similar fashion could be passed off as a joke, even from you. Now it's just trolling.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: freegeeks

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: LS21
fucking US. just 2 days ago my colleages were on a US flight when the cabin door threw error codes (somethign about pressure) and they had to make emergency landing

Im prtty sure US Airways doesnt make the planes

And Airbus is French :laugh:

Apparently the French make strong airplanes, a Boeing would probably desintegrate in a million pieces

If the uppity French plane didn't have a taste for foie gras it wouldn't have happened in the first place.

 

[freegeeks]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: freegeeks

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: LS21
fucking US. just 2 days ago my colleages were on a US flight when the cabin door threw error codes (somethign about pressure) and they had to make emergency landing

Im prtty sure US Airways doesnt make the planes

And Airbus is French :laugh:

Apparently the French make strong airplanes, a Boeing would probably desintegrate in a million pieces

If the uppity French plane didn't have a taste for foie gras it wouldn't have happened in the first place.

haha touché

 

[Tiamat]

Wow, good job by the crew, pilot, and co-pilot

 

[KIRBYEE]

"US Airways Plane Crash in Hudson River"

Good. Too bad no one died.





Not sure what is wrong with you but your continuing posts in this manner will get you the boot. You now have two weeks off.


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