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Last Child

01-17-2009, 11:47 AM

This is pretty cool!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/usair.splash.video/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

A tad bit clearer.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/28705681#28705681

Wasatch Rebel

01-17-2009, 12:28 PM

Cool video. What are they throwing off that boat as the people are getting on?

Sombeech

01-17-2009, 12:32 PM

Wow, that was a pretty smooth landing actually. Looks like the speed was only around 60 mph?

shlingdawg

01-17-2009, 12:47 PM

Cool video. What are they throwing off that boat as the people are getting on?

Appears to be life preservers.

01-17-2009, 04:08 PM

Wow, that was a pretty smooth landing actually. Looks like the speed was only around 60 mph?

Vref for a jet like that full of fuel would around 130-140 knots. Thats about 155 miles per hour.

Deathcricket

01-18-2009, 03:10 PM

I bet each of those passenger sues for a couple million bucks too.

:haha:

RedMan

01-18-2009, 04:38 PM

I bet each of those passenger sues for a couple million bucks too.

:haha:

THAT is exactly why the pilot has not been making ANY comments.

01-18-2009, 07:05 PM

That was one hell of a landing. I was looking for birds when I took off this morning :roflol: