Sully Page #7

he's needs to go to the airport right now.

Check. Does he need assistance?

Yes, bird strike.

Can I get him in for runway 1?

Captain 1549, wanna try go to Teterboro?

Obstacle! Obstacle!

Obstacle! Obstacle!

Pull up!

Clear of conflict.

We left at 30 seconds and the your master

wanted to confirm off.

Off.

Late 30 seconds.

Too low, terrain!

Too low, terrain!

Too low, terrain!

Too low, terrain!

This is the Captain:

Brace for impact!

500...

Captain 1549 turn right to 8-0.

You can land runway 1 Teterboro.

- We can't make it.

- Ok. Which runway would you like at Teterboro?

- Go ahead. Try number 1!

- Number 1. No relay!

- We're gonna end up in the Hudson!

- Too low, terrain!

- I'm sorry. Say again, Captain!

- Too low, terrain!

All right, let's put the flaps down.

Put the flaps down!

- Flaps down.

- Captain 1549, we had our contact lost.

You also got Newark off your 2 o'clock

in about 7 miles.

- Pull up! Pull up!

- All flaps are down! 200 feet in the air.

Clearance 70 nods.

Got no power, here let me try the other one.

- Try the other one!

- Captain 1549, still up?

- 150 nods.

- Caution! Terrain!

- Got flaps to you, do you want more?

- No. Let's stay at this.

You got runway 29 available at Newark.

It'll be 2 o'clock in 7 miles.

- You got any ideas?

- Caution! Terrain!

- Actually not.

- Terrain! Terrain!

Pull up!

Pull up!

Pull up!

Pull up!

Pull up!

Pull up!

Pull up!

- Pull up!

- Embrace!

- Pull up!

- 30...

Pull up!

- Pull up!

- 20...

Pull up!

I need to take a quick break.

What did you think?

Everything.

See the audience now.

I'll tell you what I think.

I'm just so damn proud.

And you, you were right there,

With all that distraction.

With so much at stake.

We did this together.

You are a team.

Thanks, Sully.

- We did our job.

- We did our job.

Hey! You did good up there!

Alright folks,

I'd like to call this hearing back to order.

We could tell them, please?

Take your seats.

That is honestly, the first time

that I've listened to a crash recording.

While actually sitting with the Captain

and the First Officer.

It's been extraordinary!

That was no simulation!

No, it wasn't.

Gentlemen, I want to inform you that

the left engine has been recovered.

We just received the comprehensive report.

There was extensive damage to both the guide vanes

and fan blades blades at the engine...

5 compressor blades were fractured...

and 8 variable guide vanes, missing.

So no thrust.

As you testified, it was completely destroyed.

The ACARS data was wrong.

I'd like to add something on a personal note:

I can say with absolute confidence that,

after speaking with the rest of the flight crew...

with bird experts, aviation engineers,

after running through every scenario...

after interviewing each player,

There is still an X in this result..

and it's you, Captain Sullenberger,

remove you from the equation and the math...

just fails.

I disagree.

It wasn't just me, it was all of us.

It was Jeff and Donna and Sheila and Doreen and...

all the passengers, or, rescue workers...

and Air Traffic Control,

Floatable Crew and Scuba Cops.

We all did it!

We survived!

First Officer Skiles,

is there anything you'd like to add?

Anything, you would have done differently,

if you, had to do it again?

Yes.

I would have done it in July!

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