I seem to remember a newscaster saying that the last time a commercial liner
made a water landing with all passengers surviving was sometime in the
mid-50's. Rare indeed.
Charlie
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Timpe, Jim <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Moose
> >Discovering the emptiness of Truth is an important step for many. :-)
>
> Evidently most politicians have attained this step and moved on.
>
> Hey, Chris (Barker); Haven't heard your take on the Hudson splash down
> of a couple weeks ago. I've heard pilots express opinions all over the
> map, from "any seasoned, skilled pilot could have done that" to "nothing
> short of miraculous". I guess my thought is that if it were really as
> easy as the first group would have us believe, there would be far more
> successful water landings on record. As I understand it, the number is
> quite miniscule.
>
> Jim
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