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  1. 01-17-2009, 11:47 AM #1
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    Video Of Plane Landing In The Hudson

    This is pretty cool!

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/usa...ef=mpstoryview

    A tad bit clearer.

    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/261848...05681#28705681
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  3. 01-17-2009, 12:28 PM #2
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    Cool video. What are they throwing off that boat as the people are getting on?
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  4. 01-17-2009, 12:32 PM #3
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    Wow, that was a pretty smooth landing actually. Looks like the speed was only around 60 mph?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimflint1
    Cool video. What are they throwing off that boat as the people are getting on?
    Appears to be life preservers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sombeech
    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.
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    I bet each of those passenger sues for a couple million bucks too.

    Your safety is not my responsibility.
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  8. 01-18-2009, 04:38 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by deathcricket
    I bet each of those passenger sues for a couple million bucks too.

    THAT is exactly why the pilot has not been making ANY comments.
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    That was one hell of a landing. I was looking for birds when I took off this morning
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