New York City, rescue under way
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flight 1549 down on the Hudson river
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Re: flight 1549 down on the Hudson river
Amazing no one was killed. Hats off to the pilot. 
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Re: flight 1549 down on the Hudson river
Yep that Pilot really pulled off a hail Mary there...
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Re: flight 1549 down on the Hudson river
I heard the guy was an Air Force Pilot and had many thousands of hours flying. Some of the passengers said that except for the initial impact it wasn't much different than a normal landing! Amazing.
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