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Aktungbby · 07-19-15, 07:53 AM

Nicely done per rule ONE: "any one you walk away from...

" I wonder if he killed the motor (cant tell) to save prop/engine damage? EDIT: On second look there's engine sound and the flaps down full on turf landing do add traction on touch down. He didn't slide 60'. He had obviously done his 'Sully what if' homework beforehand!
It happens this is the anniversary of this famous landing at Sioux City Iowa 1989: of 296 people on board, 185 survived! Many reforms in aviation were instigated due to this mess...

07-19-15, 07:53 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,052 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Nicely done per rule ONE: "any one you walk away from..." I wonder if he killed the motor (cant tell) to save prop/engine damage? EDIT: On second look there's engine sound and the flaps down full on turf landing do add traction on touch down. He didn't slide 60'. He had obviously done his 'Sully what if' homework beforehand! It happens this is the anniversary of this famous landing at Sioux City Iowa 1989: of 296 people on board, 185 survived! Many reforms in aviation were instigated due to this mess... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 07-19-15 at 01:33 PM.