I’m not a pilot, and I don’t even play one on TV (I’m just a Mechanical Engineer who likes aviation and flies UA just so he can listen to Channel 9). Nonetheless, I’m impressed by what that flight crew pulled off. Only one chance to get that one right!
Still, when I read the accounts, part of me thinks, of course this ended well. We had:
– Two guys working together up front
– The cockpit crew doubtless had run this scenario in the sim at least once (is that safe to say, Chris?)
– A bit of luck never hurts (for example, the fairly calm surface of the river)
– The flight crew didn’t exactly want to die, either.
And as for the cabin crew, folks think of them as glorified drink servers, but in the end they’re there to hustle people off the plane when it comes time to evac. By all accounts they did that very well.
So, hats off to those on duty at the time of this accident, but what makes me the most proud is that they kept clear heads and did their jobs. :clap: