The pilot in yesterday’s US Air ditching into the Hudson River (a friggin’ miracle, considering what could have happened to the plane and NYC) was Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, a former fighter pilot (reportedly an F-4 jockey) from Danville, Calif., with more than 40 years of flying experience.
Sullenberger (who is a USAF Academy grad among his other quite impressive aeronautical credentials) founded Safety Reliability Methods Inc. to apply advances in safety systems.
Check out the Website for his complete bona fides/CV.
Regardless… hell of a job, pilot.
[UPDATE: The co-pilot — who I'm sure had more than a few things to do with the results of the ditching — is a Wisconsin native and long-time US Air pilot named Jeff Skiles. Hell of a job, to the number two seat, as well.]
[UPDATE 2: Neat, short piece from the crew at RANGER UP]
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