plane in the hudson river

[sweetbmxrider]

turn on the news. hit birds possibly.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/92340/u-s--airways-plane-in-hudson-river/Default.aspx

[ZeroCool8891]

oh jezz, watching it now.

[mc73nova]

crazy ****, caused by a flock of geese!

[BonzoHansen]

I hate those damn geese.

[NJSPEEDER]

Watching it now.

Plane took off at 3:26 eastern, Flight 1549, bound for NC. Apparently experienced an extreme bird strike with a large flock and put out 2 engines. Went glider style into the Hudson River. Ferry boat leaving NJ rerouted instantly and got to the plane in only a few minutes. Emergency response on scene in under ten minutes.

Everyone is reported as having gotten off the plane. 146 passengers, and 5 crew.

[91DropTop]

crazy ****, caused by a flock of geese!

http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn358/dainaacin/Flock.jpg

why not a flock of seagulls


looks like its much better than it could have been

[noboundreez2345]

crazy **** man damn birds not only do they **** on our cars causing aggravation now they make plans crash

[r0nin89]

The pilot is a ****ING HERO is capitol letters.

[Batman]

Incredible job by the pilots to ge thtat plane down, I've always feared hitting the water. I've seen first hand what birds can do to a plane, years ago a C-5 hit a flock of snow geese and barely made it back (shelled out 3 engines and did 75 Million in damage to the plane) and of course the poor AWACS in anchorage that wasn't so lucky. People don't understand it is like getting hit by a rocket, it is definately no joke. Thank god everyone survived, hopefully noone dies from hypothermia

[79CamaroDiva]

Imagine being in that plane for a business trip and then having to explain to your boss why you're not at the meeting tomorrow...

"well, you see, my jet was taken down by a flock of birds.."

[NJSPEEDER]

Imagine being in that plane for a business trip and then having to explain to your boss why you're not at the meeting tomorrow...

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'WHY DID I MISS THE MEETING?' DO YOU WATCH THE ****ING NEWS?!?!?! PLANE + BIRD = WATER!!! SOUND FAMILIAR?!?!?!.."

I know I could possibly be slightly keyed up after such an experience and I have the feeling the conversation would look more like that.

[cdacda13]

Anyone catch the press conference?
A reporter asked if there was any way it could have been a terrorist attack. The reporter said eye witnesses told her they heard a loud boom.
Seriously, WTF!? Is she retarded or something? A flock of geese being sucked into a turbine engine will create a extreme audible boom.

Its those darn terrorist Canadian geese. I demand we invade Canada right now.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Few pics from my friend's apartment on her facebook, which are now on CNN haha.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1962/121/77/1330380077/n1330380077_30262017_4355.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1962/121/77/1330380077/n1330380077_30262024_1765.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1962/121/77/1330380077/n1330380077_30262025_1981.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1962/121/77/1330380077/n1330380077_30262028_2638.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1962/121/77/1330380077/n1330380077_30262046_6794.jpg

[JL8Jeff]

Amazing! Great job by everyone who was involved with the rescue.

[sweetbmxrider]

ya seriously. it was handled very well.

[NJ346]

I wonder if any security camera's or anything caught the plane going down, that must of been a sight to see.

[r0nin89]

I wonder if any security camera's or anything caught the plane going down, that must of been a sight to see.

I dont think anyone has installed the cameras in preparation for jet pack thieves yet... :rofl:

[Tsar]

Give that pilot a medal!

[bandit88]

The pilot did handle that exceptionally. plus his landing was the best it could have been since the plane seemed like it didn't sustain too much damage..... to stay afloat that long. I hope i have that guy the next time i fly overseas!

[Teds89IROC]

The pilot did handle that exceptionally. plus his landing was the best it could have been since the plane seemed like it didn't sustain too much damage..... to stay afloat that long. I hope i have that guy the next time i fly overseas!

I agree. When the news interviewed people who witnessed it they said it was so smooth which added to the "wtf" expressions lol

[sweetbmxrider]

ya the pilot did an amazing job. there was a great spread in the daily news.

[NJ346]

I dont think anyone has installed the cameras in preparation for jet pack thieves yet... :rofl:

Wrong....:moon:
http://news.aol.com/article/both-engines-missing-from-downed-jet/308358

[Knipps]

Wrong....:moon:
http://news.aol.com/article/both-engines-missing-from-downed-jet/308358

So those cameras were installed to prevent the theft of jetpacks? :shock: