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Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger made aviation history on January 15th, 2009 when he successfully landed an Airbus A320 on the Hudson River. This FAQ is empty. Remarkably all were accounted for in just 25 minutes. . Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share Their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life, Paperback – International Edition, January 5, 2010, Paperback, International Edition, December 3, 2009. There's something here, something important. Three simple words that proclaimed to all 150 passengers on board US Airways Flight 1549 on that cold, crisp New York afternoon of January 15, 2009, that their plane was about to go down in the icy Hudson River. I lived there for seven years while a sports reporter for The Charlotte Observer, back when newspapers were still vibrant and Michael Jordan was a college kid. Brace for Impact: The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story. Three simple words that churned up their fear that the next two minutes would be their final moments on earth and spurred their most heartfelt, spontaneous prayers. We revisit the actual plane, hear from the air traffic controllers who were on watch, meet several passengers from the flight, and board one of the NY Waterway ferries with several of their Captains who share their stories with Sully for the first time.
But there is a different, more meaningful, and more timely story that has yet to be fully told. The pilot, Chesley Sullenberger, known as ‘Sully’, was the hero of the hour, and New York Governor David Paterson famously said: “We had a Miracle on 34th Street. Directed by Daniel H. Birman. (TV Movie 2010). Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger made aviation history on January 15th, 2009 when he successfully landed an Airbus A320 on the Hudson River.
Much of the focus of attention was on Sully, who retired the following year. Subsequent investigation using flight simulators found that only half of attempts to land at LaGuardia or Teterboro succeeded.
Sully, an air force veteran and commercial pilot since 1980, was joined in the cockpit by first officer Jeffrey Skiles. The plane entered a glide descent, picking up speed to 240mph. Sully walked the cabin twice to make sure everyone got out before leaving the plane himself. "Brace for impact."
Something went wrong. Brace for Impact answers these questions and more by taking you inside the hearts, minds, and souls of twenty-five passengers and first responders and what life is like after near death. Like millions of people everywhere, I had seen the initial reports and needed to see more. At 3.31pm the plane ditched in the middle of the river opposite West 50th Street near the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. ... “Brace for impact!” The pilot was yelling now. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Miracle on the Hudson: The Survivors of Flight 1549 Tell Their Extraordinary Stories of Courage…, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. In Brace for Impact, Sully boards a helicopter with our crew and flies the route again to give us his account in chilling detail. 'You have to write a book about this!'