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on a radical move: He’d ditch the plane in the hudson river.” During the situation Sullenberger

“Against the Odds” is an informative text by Pearson Realize about how Sully Sullenberger faced a potential crash with 150 passengers on board when geese hit the plane and made the engines fail. Sully kept calm for the whole experience and got everyone to safety, while also keeping the plane intact. The selection states, “The plane could either land in LaGuardia or land in Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Sullenberger knew the situation was too dire for the plane to stay in the air long enough for either plan to be successful… He’d ditch the plane in the Hudson River - despite the fact that passenger jets are not built to land on water.” (pgs. 446-447). This quote explains that instead of listening to air traffic, he thought of his own way and it succeeded. Another challenge was to get everyone to safety. Most of the passengers were out of the plane, but Sullenberger had to be sure they were all out. So he “...walked the length of the cabin twice, calling ‘Is anyone

Contributing to the cause of the accident was the Cherokee pilot’s interrupted radio transmission, which led to the Beech 1900C pilots’ misunderstanding of the transmission as an indication from the King Air that it would not take off until after flight 5925 had cleared the runway. Contributing to the severity of the accident and the loss of life was the

This story should be the story of a hero. The story of Whip Whitaker, an excellent pilot, who with a malfunctioning airline jet in a uncontrollable dive to earth and with eminent death quickly approaching, remained calm and managed to control his own anxiety and direct others to execute an intuitive and intelligent plan that allowed him to fly and crash land the jet in a controlled manner as to minimize the loss of life. Out of 102 souls on the flight only 6

World War II was a devastating war, whether you were directly in the war zone, or away from the battlefield, you were impacted greatly. Flyboys is a book written by James Bradley, in this book Bradley tells stories of World War II using first-hand accounts. In chapter five, Bradley discusses “The Rape of China” which was a battle that took place in 1937 during the beginning of World War II. In this battle, the Japanese fight the Chinese and destroy China. Both Japan and China had very different moral beliefs on fighting in the war. China believed that the soldiers needed to “be courteous,” and to also be “neither selfish nor unjust” to civilians (Bradley 54). Meanwhile, the Japanese had totally opposite policies known as the “Three Alls” meaning

The book Runway raised a lot of questions in my mind. Holly had a of of bad experiences with Social Services and foster homes, and it really made me wonder how many kids suffer in the system. Holly was not only put into multiple abusive foster homes, but when she complained to Social Services, no one believed her, even when there was a decent amount of proof. Even though Runaway is a fictional book, it makes me wonder if any kids or teenagers have gone through this. Holly became scared of the system for fear of being abused again. It not only makes me wonder if other kids have gone through this, but it makes me wonder if kids suffer, then how thorough is the system when approving parents for fostering a child? I'm also curious if anyone has

One of the most deadly plane crashes was when two planes ran into each other on the ground, killing 583 people. One of the deadliest plane crashes in the air was Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight 800. In the report they say that mechanical failure is at fault. Other people say that it was a missile strike at fault. The mystery behind the crash of TWA flight 800 can be summed up in two groups, missile hit or mechanical failure.

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.

Heat is one of the worst things that can happen to fishing gear. Whether you are a fly fisherman, spin or bait casting angler, heat can ruin your line, rod and terminal tackle very quickly. Heat, especially if combined with UV rays from the sun, is deadly to monofilament line. It can weaken your line by as much as 50% if it is left in the car for a week in the summer. Fly lines also are susceptible to heat and UV damage.

When the waitresses started rushing in and out of the cockpit I knew that could only mean one of two things. The plain is crash landing, or the plain is crashing. I turned to the person next to me, and told them I might see them up there. She looked like a tiger was standing right behind, I guess that’s the kind of fear crashing can invoke in people. What worried me most was the fact we were closing in on a bridge of some sort. If we were all going to die in a fiery death, the least reality could do was contain itself to us. The plane started descending quickly, then started violently dropping from the sky. The only sound I heard before the crash was my wife’s voice saying behind me saying, “It was fun”. I woke up to the sounds of screaming, fire, and the numbing in my body. My body was close to going into shock. I quickly swam to the voices, which were on top of what looked like one of the wings. Trying my best not to panic, once I was dry I noticed there was still a lady in the water. I thought about it, but my body just reacted. The next thing I knew I was in freezing water again, dragging a hefty woman through what felt like quicksand. Out of the fifty people who began this adventure, only six (including me) remain. Beginning to think all our time is up, I saw a glimpse of hope fall from the sky. It was right in front of me, but for some reason I couldn’t take it. The rope instead

Then on the next page, Carl Hoffman talks about aviation's disaster, including Air Flight KI-574, which was disappeared with 102 passengers. I have heard about that incident, and this was the huge problem for the people who was in

With Awards season crouching up, actors, directors, and producers will campaign harder for the coveted Oscar than most US presidential candidates during election year. Sully, from acclaimed director Clint Eastwood (American Sniper, Million Dollar Baby), is the latest Oscar vehicle for Tom Hanks (Cast Away), who by now has had his fair share of forced water landings. The film follows the real life account of renowned airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who achieved the impossible by successfully performing a forced water landing in the Hudson River. Although Sully is seen as a hero by many for saving every single passenger, 155 to be exact, an ongoing investigation could be the end of his reputation and career as a pilot.

5,005 years after dragons took the planet from humans in an event called The Scorching, there has been a war waging for 12 years. Three daughters, Burn, Blister, and Blaze, are fighting over who gets the Sandwing throne. Their mother, Queen Oasis, died by a spear from a scavenger (Human). They rallied the other tribes on their sides. Blister allied with the Seawings, Burn allied with the Skywings and Mudwings, and Blaze allied with the Icewings and most of the Sandwings. The tribes that didn’t join in were the Nightwings, who are too advanced and noble, and the Rainwings, who are just too lazy. A prophecy was made foretelling of five dragonets, a Mudwing, Seawing, Sandwing, Nightwing, and a Skywing, who were going to choose the next queen.

The story is plain and simple, honestly. Like every other extraordinary act of heroism, Sully saves every life on the plane by successfully navigating the plane after it was hit by a flock of birds. Yay! The story is not overly dramatized nor fictionalized. It gives a straight view point of the horrors the pilot and passengers went through on that fateful day. Which is very refreshing, considering all the complicated plots of the summer and overly thought out films. It also

Often, a person in an immensely stressful event denies it ever happened. Sidestep: this was the case for several of the passengers on the flight as depicted in the film. One could obviously tell from the film that Sullenberger has accepted that his plane had indeed crashed. Sullenberger, even when alone to himself, never denied that the crash had occurred. Perhaps this was because of his resilience. Whatever the case may be, acceptance, as it was depicted in the film, was one of Sullenberger’s biggest strengths related to adjustment. It is also essential to mention that Sullenberger used positive coping mechanisms to cope with the residual stress of the hearings, and the crash itself. These will be looked at a little later, but should be, nonetheless, a considered a considerable adjustment