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A US air palne came down this morning (1621hrs local time) after suspected multiple bird strikes after take off.
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Pretty amazing pictures of seeing all those commuter ferries there so quickly.
Very good work to the Pilot for putting it down in the shallow rather than actually crashing it into deeper waters considering the temps. Hopefully everyone is ok though.
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Bloody amazing.
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I agree, amazing stuff.
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Wonder how long before this one is on Air Crash Investigation
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Just been confirmed that all 155 odd passengers and crew have survived.
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Looks like one of those planes out of a Flinstone's episode where everyone is on the wings...
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amazing photo, probably one of only a few in the world - they are very lucky to have survived that, even the plane seems to be intact(atleast the fuselage and the wing)
atleast the lifeboats work :P
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yeah i saw this on fox news this morning. Amazing stuff and good work from the pilot to get everyone on board off as safely as he did.
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I have 6 flights coming up in the nearest future... 3 of them on Airbus A320's
My parents are going to be freaking out!!! This is only 10 minutes from where I work, I was actually in Fort Lee earliner today the town where George Washington Bridge connects New Jersey to New York City... where the plane started its descent into the Hudson River... Crazy!
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By the way... its freaking freezing over here!!!
I feel for those people, although judging by the video from the news, most got only their feet wet... thank God!
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I was in Chicago this time 2 years ago at a work conference...Too cold to go outside for a ciggy ...snow, sleet and temparatures 10 below 0 Celsius , so I couldn't imagine what it would be like jumping in the river...Think I'd rather die . Beautiful city Chicago and plan to go back in there summer some time for a proper visit. arrive back in Sydney 2 weeks later to a 38 degree scorcher
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downtown Chicago is beautiful! much cleaner than New York City... and Michigan Avenue along the lake could give Park Avenue a run for its money.
Luckily nobody had to jump into the river!
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Yep have fond memories of North Michigan Ave and the John Hancock Tower.....Miss the joint
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Lucky they didnt end up like the Ethiopian airlines crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZyDrpeWoBw For those that havnt seen it.
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They are designed to land on water and float, they also carry the life vests that you get briefed on each time you fly, also have life rafts, but has never been fully tried out successfully. The airlines spend a fortune on the equipment and maintenance for this eventuality. I was discussing this with a mate whos a retired flight engineer about this early last year, and the fact that there hasn't been a successful landing yet on water. I would think that this one was successful because of the calm river waters, doubt whether he would have pulled it off in the sea or ocean IMO, with the waves. But full credit to the pilot, he must have done a greaser to keep it straight with the engines hanging down on each side ready to turn it around or over. |
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When was the last time anyone heard of a plane crash with no casualities...It definitely is a miracle! Hope the pilot gets recognised for doing his job!
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I stand corrected, still an ugly looking thing though.
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for someone who has Jet Skied on the Hudson a few times (lol, I know its pretty industrial, poluted and occasionally has bodies floating in it, but still) that river is not so calm... plenty of waves, and strong currents.
but nothing like an ocean thats for sure! I currently work in the ground transportation industry, and when the news broke pretty much all of our operations shut down awaiting the results.
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First successful ditching, the plane didn't explode, catch fire etc, none of the passengers drowned... They defied all odds as far as I am concerned, excellent news!
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