Sully Sullenberger Quotes
There is never any precedent until it happens for the first time.
At tne National Tranporation Safety Board Hearing, one of the members observed taht a bird strike disabeling both jet engines oif a 2 engine plane was unprecedented. In the process of commenting on that observation, Captain Sullenberger made a very profound philosophical statement in a dynamicly changing world. For every precedent we have was at some point in time, unprecedented.
Chesley Sullenberger, Statement to the Safety Inquiry Board responding to the observation that a flock of birds disabled both engines of his airliner, 2009
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The quotation refers to compiling religious texts and adding her own to the compilation. There is another unique characteristic of this work. It is the first in human history to have a named author. Previous written works did not designate an author.
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain. He is best known for his role as pilot in command in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 people aboard survived. Sullenberger is a speaker on aviation safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. He served as the co-chairman, along with first officer Jeffrey Skiles (his co-pilot during Flight 1549), of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)'s Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.
