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January 18, 2009

Popular Mechanics on Flight 1549’s Water Landing

“When both engines failed, Captain Sullenberger ‘…found himself in the position of being an experimental test pilot.”  The magazine, which has several articles covering this amazing story, says credit is also due to co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles and the aircraft’s in-flight crew.

UPDATE: by the way, can you guess what the subject is of Patrick Smith’s Ask the Pilot column this week?  You can check it out here.

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