Pilot Chesley Sullenberger’s Extensive Experience Helped Land Plane

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Earl of NJ 8:25PM May 21, 2009

Experience is a great teacher!! Hail to the Captain! I applaude your humble character!!

Jlesser of AZ 8:56AM January 23, 2009

My Brother Gene,

A Pilot with considerable experiences, in single and multiple engine crafts,incl. 4 thousand hours of IFR experience, on his final day on earth he piloted a 7 passenger single engine Cessna, which was converted into a freighter. While climbing out of Casper, Wyo. up the mountain pass, well loaded with freight, his engine stopped 3/4 of the way up to the summit.

This happened during the period of the air controllers strike, thus his Mayday was not heard, as the control tower was vacated. Sadly he lost his life at the end of a box canyon.

The following morning i rented a Cessna 210 out of Mpls Minn. and flew immediately to Casper Wyo. there met with the NTSB investigators, the Sheriff drove us near to the crash site, after a considerable hike we could see the crash site down in the valley below. Thus we witness the straight and level path the plane cut through the growth of Aspen trees as he tried to land.

Apparently after Engine failure, Gene turned back, glided through a valley along side of the mountain for over 2 miles, continually losing altitude, until he reached the box end, canyon, then had no choice but to try to land.

The safety inspectors were amazed to see, just how level a path the plane cut, attempting to land into that growth of aspen trees, as the path his airplane cut was as level, as if he was landing on a actual runway! This he did without his engine, as one blade of the 3 blade propeller stood straight up, undamaged, showing that the engine was standing at time of the attempted landing into those trees. Also the master switch was shut off,so it would not catch fire on impact.

The inspector spoke to me with a tear in his eye, shook my hand and said ,your brothers skill and courage was unremarkable! He did everything correctly! in the unique way he kept his cool to the end. Similar as to what Capt. Skully did!

Note! had the safety net held, he would have survived, but one of the larger freight boxes, constructed of wood, contained a heavy aircraft engine, upon impact it cut the net the freight slid stopping against the Pilot seat, and crushed him. After that the rules have changed, and they began to place a bulk head behind the Pilot's seats, Had a bulk head been in place that day, he would have survived. Too bad some one needs to die, before changes are made.

I loved him dearly and will never forget his courage!, his career had just begun, as he was only 28 yrs of age.

We should be proud of the bravery and courage, that Pilot's show under the greatest of stress.

Capt. Sully" did just that! I salute you" Your my hero! Ed Nicolay"

PS i welcome comments! Thank's Ed

Ed Nicolay of WI 6:55PM January 22, 2009

Thank God for the pilot's experience. Thank God the airline was smart enough to keep someone as old as 57. In our youth oriented society this should be a wake-up call that experience that comes with age matters.

Barbara of CA 1:22PM January 17, 2009