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While Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the U.S. Airways pilot who is being credited with safely landing Flight 1549 into the Hudson River yesterday, hasn't spoken to the public yet (there is that NTSB investigation), the public is speaking for him! Namely, they are drafting him for federal Transportation Secretary, they are demanding Governor Paterson consider appointing him to be the next Senator from New York (even though he's from California) and they are becoming his "fans" on Facebook (so far, 15,629 fans). Even TMZ had to get in on the action, asking who'd you rather (do): Hugh Jackman or Sully. At any rate, we'll sit and continue to marvel at his—and his crew's—actions as his wife and daughters marvel at how people are calling him a hero.
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Sully is the man.
Anyone know if the plane is still down at battery park? Is it visible? Is it worth a trip to try and get a photo?
http://legacy.ny1.com/shared/gallery/default.asp?GalleryID=14&ImageID=287&PageMult=1&page=3
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Pilot received key to the city but appoint him to be the next senator?
yes lets make him president while we're at it
people can be such idiots
Just the opposite extreme of the usual hysterical behavior of the public these days.
There's got to be an easier way to make foie gras than this.
My definition of a hero is a person who, from a position of relative safety, puts his or her life at risk in attempt to save people other than family members, when under no obligation or expectation to do so.
It seems as if Captain Sully is getting the "hero" moniker for the way he brought the aircraft down in the river as safely as possible. Not to sound churlish or anything, but I don't see that as heroism. For one thing, he was doing what was expected of him as pilot, but more to the point he was also trying to save his own life. While it's more open to debate, I'd also stop just short of calling him a hero for helping passengers evacuate the aircraft, as that's once again within the scope of his responsibilities.
But wait! What did make Captain Sully a hero is the fact that once safely off the aircraft, he went back inside not once, but twice, to look for anyone who might be left behind. That was highly risky, and beyond what was expected of him, so as far as I'm concerned it made him a hero.
I totally agree. In any case, it's always refreshing to hear the word hero applied to someone besides some obscenely overpaid ballplayer.
I think people are being sarcastic when they say he should be senator.
Nice analysis Peter.
The thing this really points out is the value of consistent training for emergencies in a meaninful way. From the pilot who was ready to do things right, to the ferry crews and emergency personnel who were prepared. That stuff is great. And a lot of those preparations can serve us well in all sorts of trouble, disasters, accidents, even terrorism.
The heroism of the guy who dived onto the subway tracks is a different sort of thing -- very admirable too but more emotional and spontaneous. I applaud that sort of thing, but the cooler "training/practice" approach we saw yesterday is arguably what more of us should be thinking about oursevles.
If you read "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell you recognize that Sully had that priceless combination of innate ability and the "10,000 hours" of training, making him a virtuoso in his field.
EVERYONE WHO DIED ON 9/11 IS A HERO.
AND NO ONE ELSE!!
NO ONE!!
I'm going to start using his story in bars.
I think it's great that no one that was on the river was injured by this, he landed right around some major tourist boats. I am curious if the ferry pilots etc. saw him coming in and moved to the edges of the river.
Sully for Mayor!