Sully Page #2

A little bit of it.

The Union is offering us Counseling.

Yeah, what are they gonna say?

You were in a plane crash and lived.

It might have lighter impact in your day to day.

I don't like not being in control of the process.

I won myself that.

Yeah! Well over in 6 months from now, we'll just be

laughing how about we got to meet David Letterman.

We're doing David Letterman?

Yeah, right after next NTSB interview.

I'm guessing David's gonna be excited before you.

This is so surreal.

I guess I'm having some trouble separating reality

from whatever the hell this is.

Yeah, this is two man freezing their asses off.

Sully,

Don't worry, you did a great thing.

It's gonna be remembered for a very long time.

Here's a funny thing:

I've delivered a million passengers

over 40 years in the air...

but in the end I'lm gonna be judged

on 208 seconds.

Come on, tomorrow it's gonna be a good day.

Computer central will prove you're right,

and you'll put your wings back on.

You wanna run?

Yeah, let's run.

F***ing cold out here.

It was obvious,

it was a critical situation...

losing thrust of both engines at a low altitude...

Over one of the most dense populated

areas of the planet.

But, choosing to land on the Hudson,

that was still a big If.

I was sure I could do it.

You were?

Yes.

How do you feel when people call you a hero?

I don't feel like a hero.

I'm just a man who is doing his job.

The right man for the job

at the right time.

You've been flying for what?

Nearly 40 years?

42, That's been my life.

My whole life.

Aircraft...

by aircraft.

I'll be busy crop dustin' in the

super covering the rest of the summer...

so, if you could take the plain

up against when you please.

It's still 6 bucks an hour.

I'll consider it less in time.

Pilot never stops acquiring knowledge.

You'll make mistakes, everyone does.

- Just learn from them.

- Yes sir!

Never forget, no matter what's happening,

to fly the airplane.

Absolutely, sir!

- Oh! One other thing, and this is important!

- Sir?

You go ahead and smile!

Alright!

I apologize for the perspiration.

Oh no, After all you did I didn't think that

Katie couldn't be too intimidating.

Oh that wasn't Katie, It was the lights

and the camera that she brought with.

Ok, all done.

That one, that was from my mom.

Her name's Brenda,

She says to say thank you and she's single!

Well, tell Brenda thank you,

but I got a girl at home.

Lucky woman.

Sully?! Sully?!

Sully, where are you?

I'm standing here calling your name.

What's up with you?

You need to get focused, because the media

request Avalanche continues.

Yeah, yeah.

Larry Rooney volunteered to jump in and run Shotgun

with you the rest of the way.

Thought you might need a friend.

He will take you to today's NTSB meeting.

AirBus completed their computer simulations aswell.

Good, Good, that will help!

There's something else...

Arnie Gentile called. He has the ACARS data.

The left engine was still operating at Idle.

Not possible, I felt it go.

It was like we were stopped in mid-air.

Arnie said there was a chance it was sub-idle.

That it still could had thrust.

I'm just letting you know, since

the NTSB already does.

You've got to be kidding me.

We've been through all this before.

Look, I'm sorry if you're frustrated but our job is to

investigate how a plane ended up in the Hudson River.

It isin't a little early in you to go fishing?

Seeking the facts is hardly fishing, Mr Skiles...

Ok, then here's the most important fact:

There's only two people who know what happened...

in the cockpit that day,

and I'm one of them.

And we appreciate your perspective.

Why do you even think we're here today?

It's because Captain Sullenberger

did not head back to LaGuardia?

Look, I just finished training on the AR320...

and I can tell you the only reason

the plane operated as well as it did...

that the aircraft could land anywhere...

is because Captain Sullenberger turned on

the exhilarate power unit.

He was simply following the QRH.

No, no he wasn't.

He wasn't following proper procedure at all.

And I know because I had the QRH in my hands.

He switched on the APU immediately after

engine blowback.

According to the Airbus that's the 15th thing

on the list to do. 15th!

If he had followed the damn rules,

we'd all be dead.

Maybe that's the part you don't like.

You're not used to having answers to your guesses.

Look, look, look. What Jeff is saying is that I know the AR320...

what it does, and what it does it do.

I have read countless CVR transcripts

of deceased pilots...

and I have significant accident

investigation experience.

There's no question that you're a talented,

dedicated, experienced professional.

And all fledge of pilots before January 15th...

and every crash you investigated are not the purview

of this investigation. Only US Airways 1549 matters today.

Your Union has been advised, ACARS data relate that the

left engine continued to turn throughout the flight.

Then the ACARS data is wrong...

The evidence shows that the left engine was at Idle

or Sub-Idle immediately following the bird strike.

You show me the left engine,

I'll show you dead birds and no power...

the left engine was lost in the crash,

due to excessive damage on touchdown.

We can circle back to that later.

Let's just assume, that it was as you say,

a dual engine loss, do to bird strike.

Your weight was 151.510 pounds,

wind and temperature, N-NW, 21 degrees...

speed and altitude 200 nods and 2818 feet.

Agreed?

Correct.

We were able to run the all algorithms

and the resulting...

the computer simulations of US Airways Flight 1549

showed that the Aviation Engineers were correct.

There was enough altitude and speed after the

bird strike for a successful return to LaGuardia.

Successful?

The plane landed at LaGuardia intact, undamaged.

You got that from one computer simulation?

No, 20.

Including attempts made for Teterboro runways 19

and LaGuardia runways 22 and 13.

Every Computer simulation with the exact

flight parameters demonstrated...

that return to LaGuardia was possible.

And not just possible, probable.

Does anyone here needed further

computer evidence?

Captain Sullenberger?

First Officer Skiles?

Not at this time. I would like to go over

the parameters that were used.

- We'll make them available at the Union.

- Thank you.

And once the Investigation is complete...

we'll be able to share the actual

computer simulations, for now...

they remain confidential.

We cannot afford a leak to the press.

There's been far too much talk

on the press already.

When the complete cockpit voice recording

is compiled...

along with ATC and all onboard

transcripts combined...

we'll call you back.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Good day.

Thank you.

We're playing Pac-Man, and we were flying a plane

full of human beings.

Somehow this, that's not how I'll remember it.

It just doesn't seem right.

It's based on this is not right. Sully, you did

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