Matt L
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7832439.stm
amazing pilot tbh i would of thought they chance of pulling this off would be very very slim.
[Edited on 16-01-2009 by Matt L]
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Neo
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First succesful time isn't it ??
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C2RL R
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that must have been some scary shit. great skills by the pilot though.
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C2RL R
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http://www2.usairways.com/
check that out. it's the report from US Airways regarding the emergency landing. there are links at the bottom of the page to the previously released info. can you imagine reading statement 1 knowing that you had a relative on that plane? almost 2.5 hours had passed before the statement was released saying that all passengers and crew had survived.
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Nismo
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fair play to the pilot, alot about it on the SKY news website!
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smack
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this is the very reason i dont like planes
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Hammer
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Pilot is a hero, that river is normally filled with tourist boats or heaven forbid he even overshot it and hit Manhattan.
Worst nightmare that, being trapped in something submerged in water and sinking
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by smack
this is the very reason i dont like planes
+1
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C2RL R
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did the plane sink eventually? i can't see the vids at work.
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Matt L
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nope its apparently tied up but quite alot of it is now underwater.
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Nismo
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quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Pilot is a hero, that river is normally filled with tourist boats or heaven forbid he even overshot it and hit Manhattan.
Worst nightmare that, being trapped in something submerged in water and sinking
He radioed in and they cleared the the river in time! Aparantly the plane floated so well as the tanks were empty as it was just a short flight and the air acted as floated for a period of time!
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deano87
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Was on the news last night. I was quite amazed that it didn't just disintegrate on impact.
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C2RL R
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is there any vids of it actually coming in to land?
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PaulJMcT
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quote: Originally posted by C2RL R
is there any vids of it actually coming in to land?
I've been searching for one for quite a bit now, no success!
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Nath
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Jesus was blatanly on board.
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Twiggy
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quote: Originally posted by C2RL R
did the plane sink eventually? i can't see the vids at work.
I cant belive it didnt espcecailly with all the shit in the passengers pants!
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Twiggy
quote: Originally posted by C2RL R
did the plane sink eventually? i can't see the vids at work.
I cant belive it didnt espcecailly with all the shit in the passengers pants!
Makes no difference to the weight, as the shit would have just been in their bodies
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C2RL R
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would this have happened if the plane had taken off from a conveyor belt...............?
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Hammer
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BBC reported said it is still visible so it must still be floating on the surface, how strange
I reckon it was Barack Obama that saved them.
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Matt L
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its just the front of the plain that visible by the look of some pictures.
twiggy as long as they all did floaters they'd be alright.
and carl, dont be silly it wouldnt of taken off [/controversy]
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Hammer
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He had to skim it like a stone apparently otherwise it would have snapped in 2, that is some straight up skillz
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Matt L
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wonder how the wings manged to stop on as surely the engines and wings would of ripped off.
like you say hammer some serious skillz.
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Hammer
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Someone somewhere must surely have caught it on camera?
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Someone somewhere must surely have caught it on camera?
Probably not. This all happened very quickly and was an accident. 9/11 however. . .
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