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A Miracle On Hudson Research Paper

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A Miracle on Hudson

¨A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.¨- Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar’s quote explains exactly what a hero named Chelsey Sullenberger did. Chelsey woke thinking it was just another day but this was his last day at the job. After this trip he would be a retired pilot.
¨Lorrie where’s my suitcase¨he called.
¨Honey check under the bed¨ she replied.
¨You’re never wrong¨ Chelsey replied.
After saying his goodbyes Chelsey Sullenberger boarded the flight and got into the cockpit. When all of the passengers boarded the flight he slowly took off. When he was still on the runway in LaGuardia New York, 3 minutes in the flight, a flock of geese decided this would be the perfect time to go to the other side of the runway. SInce the geese flew on the other side while the plane was still in action some geese got caught in the engine. Later they would find out that the geese caused a problem in the engine making both engines useless very quickly. Six minutes in the flight he found out about the engines. …show more content…

We're turning back towards LaGuardia." he reported. Passengers and cabin crew later reported hearing "very loud bangs" in both engines and seeing flaming exhaust, then silence from the engines and smelling the odor of unburned fuel in the

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