The plane was able to land safely with all 247 passengers at Newark International Airport after two first officers took control of the plane.
I wonder if the crew has to tell the passengers that their pilot died when something like this happens. Or does the crew just keep it amongst themselves to prevent panicked passengers?
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River on January 15, speaks for the first time on national television about that day. In his interview with Katie Couric, Sullenberger revealed that he knew exactly what to do after he realized that his plane was literally gliding toward the earth. Even when he had zero engine thrust, Sullenberger remained professional and calm, knowing precisely what the protocol was to take control of the plane and land it in water.
This pilot ejects because his plane’s brakes failed and ultimately caused the jet to plunge into the water.
This pilot ejects because his plane snapped the “stop-cable” which normally would prevent an aircraft from continuing on into the water.
This pilot ejects because…well, I don’t know why. But his plane drops something big and then it starts to pitch. If you know what’s happening here, please enlighten me.
I don’t know why exactly, but all three of these videos seem so comical to me even though there’s nothing funny about a pilot needing to eject from his plane. Still, the relatively slow manner in which these happen — meaning, not during combat or anything — makes the videos somewhat entertaining.
