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[fpb]

More even than his exceptional coolness in a desperately difficult situation, it is the fact that Captain Chesley B.Sullenberger III, as the plane was slowly sinking into the Hudson, went through the aisle twice to make sure all the passengers and crew were gone, that tells us the kind of man he is.

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[cheyinka]

I didn't know that! I was impressed enough that he landed so gently on the water (crashed so gently into the water) and that every person who had been aboard the plane got away from it alive, but that's even more impressive.

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

He also had an extraordinarily small margin of error in terms of the aim and timing of the landing, in order to avoid colliding with nearby buildings.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Never mind the buildings - the Hudson was full of boats (the plane was surrounded by them in minutes), and he managed to miss them all.

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

Dude. I hadn't even thought to consider the amount of traffic on the Hudson; that's just beyond awesome.