Captain Sully cashes in on his fame.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Computers are fine, when they work. The F-18 Super Hornet can land on a carrier with the pilot unconscious. But it won't work "dead stick". That's where the old organic processing unit is vital.

[charlou]

Turbulence was the highlight of the trip.

Try turbulence in an itty bitty Royal Flying Doctor Service rural air ambulance.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Turbulence was the highlight of the trip.

Try turbulence in an itty bitty Royal Flying Doctor Service rural air ambulance.

Meh, landing on a carrier in a storm with 500 gals of LOX in your face.
Plane exactly like this.

[piscator]

[Elessarina]

There is the small matter of the name of the hospital, however. Saint Jude's!

Paton saint of lost causes, desperate situations, hospitals and the Chicago Police Department

[JimC]

I think St. Judes is a pretty secular hospital. It is a great place to donate money, and Sully never mentioned god when he was interviewed after landing the plane.

Ditto on St. Judes. If they treated animals as well they'd be nearly perfect.

I was pleased that there wasn't much "miracle" about that event. People knew damn good and well it was skill and a great crew that made it happen.

There is the small matter of the name of the hospital, however. Saint Jude's!

Patron saint of hopeless causes, I believe...

One of the better ones, at least it's a laugh...

[Elessarina]

Patron saint of hopeless causes, I believe...

One of the better ones, at least it's a laugh...

see above Jim

[JimC]

Patron saint of hopeless causes, I believe...

One of the better ones, at least it's a laugh...

see above Jim

I always knew you were a fast woman!



(or did I forget to read all the posts? - memory like a seive, these days...)