Sully: 40 years in the air, and I'll be judged by 208 seconds.

[actaeon277]

"Simulations say you could have made it back to the airport" I was taught, from the beginning, to NEVER try and make it back to the airport after an engine failure during climb out. Hell I can't believe there was ever any question he did the right thing. He not only did the right things, he did them perfectly.

Simulations where the pilot not only knew something was going to happen, but what was going to happen.
Not exactly fair.
Sully didn't know something was going to happen. He did not know what was happening. He had to deduce, think, make decisions, etc.
OODA.

 

[actaeon277]

No conflict, no movie.

I have no doubt the airlines were trying to lay blame.

 

[HoughMade]

I have no doubt the airlines were trying to lay blame.

Agreed. That's what screen writers are for.

 

[actaeon277]

Sept. 9

 

[churchmouse]

I see what you did there.

Hehehehehehehe

 

[Alamo]

"Simulations say you could have made it back to the airport" ...

Even so, "could have" does not mean "would have."

Sully.

 

[david890]

Sully: 40 years in the air, and I'll be judged by 208 seconds.

They don't get the big money for the 40 years; they get it for those 208 seconds, or hours in the case of Al Haynes and United 232.

Haynes didn't save everyone, but tweaking the throttles to fly the plane was inspired! I doubt they ever trained for a blown fan disk to several all 3 hydraulic systems!

 

[david890]

I did the math and 208 seconds is about right for my legacy. So far I'm pretty proud of all four of my kids.

Hit the correct "runway", "passengers" debarked safely. Otherwise, a very messy situation....

 

[david890]

"Simulations say you could have made it back to the airport" I was taught, from the beginning, to NEVER try and make it back to the airport after an engine failure during climb out. Hell I can't believe there was ever any question he did the right thing. He not only did the right things, he did them perfectly.

Yeah, I had a problem with that in the trailer.

"So, you're saying I should have turned a rapidly-descending, fully-loaded, fully-fueled jet back over a large population area and hope I make the runway, instead of aiming for an unpopulated river? Yeah, that makes sense..."

*SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD*

 

[churchmouse]

Yeah, I had a problem with that in the trailer.

"So, you're saying I should have turned a rapidly-descending, fully-loaded, fully-fueled jet back over a large population area and hope I make the runway, instead of aiming for an unpopulated river? Yeah, that makes sense..."

*SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD*

A serious "Gibbs" smack is appropriate here.

 

[actaeon277]

Yeah, I had a problem with that in the trailer.

"So, you're saying I should have turned a rapidly-descending, fully-loaded, fully-fueled jet back over a large population area and hope I make the runway, instead of aiming for an unpopulated river? Yeah, that makes sense..."

*SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD*

Bean Counters always going to count.
They only see the loss of the plane.
If the plane dropped on the city, then they'd be mad about that.

Can't have it both ways.

 

[actaeon277]

Of course, working evenings when the movie is out.

 

[GunSlinger]

This is one I'll see in the theater.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I did the math and 208 seconds is about right for my legacy. So far I'm pretty proud of all four of my kids.

Quit bragging.

Hehehehehehehe

You think he's exaggerating a bit too?

 

[femurphy77]

Bunch of Pervs! Making fun of Hough's prowess in bed. . .

or lack thereof!

 

[actaeon277]

Sully: 40 years in the air, and I'll be judged by 208 seconds.

Y'know... if you're gonna be judged forever by 208 seconds of your life, you could do a hell of a lot worse than THOSE 208 seconds.

And not a whole lot better.

Good job, Sully.

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/sully-...defends-scenes-planes-crashing-004221884.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/movies/sully-...defends-scenes-planes-crashing-004221884.html
“This man had done his job perfectly for 4 million passengers, and, as he says in the movie, his entire career was going to be judged on 208 seconds, as opposed to the thousands and thousands of hours he did his job perfectly.”

 

[actaeon277]

Ok. I know I posted this thread months ago, but I finally had some free time. Well, I should have been doing lawn work, or something, but what the heck.
I loved the movie.
I'm glad I saw it in the theatre.
Clint Eastwood directed, Tom Hanks acted. The quality of the movie was awesome.
While it centered on Sully, I love the fact that they showed other aspects. The NYPD guys that helicoptered and jumped in. The ferry boats that jumped right in to help people.
Yes, when I watched the bean counters trying to micromanage AFTER THE FACT, I wanted to stand up and yell at the screen.
I've personally seen it too many times.
Guys take hours or days to come to a conclusion, using data not available at the time, to tell someone what they should have decided in mere moments.
It's a shame Sully had to figure out about the "timing" and the "human element" himself.
The NTSB should be there to find the problem and cause it to be fixed.
They should NOT be there to conduct a witch hunt. Which is the way it looked to me.

I liked how they showed him dreaming about it afterward, and wondering, did he do right. Would he do it different.
Sometimes when people do heroic things, there are nightmares and second guessing.
And they don't know, that it happens. In TV and movies, the hero is heroic, and nothing else.

So, what I'm saying is to the movie.
And to Sully.
I hope I one day get to me him.

 

[actaeon277]

https://news.yahoo.com/photos-miracle-hudson-10-years-slideshow-wp-201840700.html
10 years anniversary.



Some of the comments though...

amy11 hours agoGood pilots don't put planes in the water. "Sully" is no hero.

 

[actaeon277]

 

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