Not mine, but worth a repeat as the “Miracle on the Hudson” [#sully] demonstrated how first class work occurred.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/year-anniversary-hudson-river-plane-crash-gallery-1.1579817
This adulation was never repeated in the real work that Dominic James undertook in November 2009, when, at night, in open seas pitching above 3-metres he ditched and all “…swam away…” in the #PelAir ditching off Norfolk Island.
In Dominic’s case, it was 4 PAX + 2-crew = 6-survivors. Wait for 90 minutes and use a hand held torch waved in the direction of Norfolk Island and “HOPE” that you were seen.
Not all had life-jackets, but were supported by the nurse on board until rescue and the aircraft had sunk into the Pacific Ocean.
The Australian 19th September 2016
Fantastic recount Byron. You are correct about the #MH370 issues and the Dolan factor. The #pelair pilot was blamed for the 2009 [Hudson issue was in early 2009] Norfolk Island ditching. The patient has died, with likely a coroners report. The nurse is facing Court again in trying to get appropriate compensation.
After a Senate inquiry, critical reports made about #pelar, by #casa were not made available to #atsb. And there is a new inquiry, when the CVR [Cockpit Voice Recorder] and FDR [Flight data Recorder] were recovered from the sea bed in 2015 by the #atsb.
Remember from Sully, the #ntsb did not believe that the right engine had been impacted by birds [until it was recovered from the Hudson] and were saying the aircraft could have got to the airport. The pilots doing the simulation, to get to Teterboro, had 17 practices first!! To get to leGuardia, a landing was only possible IF the aircraft was not properly subjected to re-starts and an early start of the AFU.
Great to see such a professional crew working as did the #pelair crew on that stormy November night in 2009, when all swam away to be rescued by a vigilant Norfolk Island boat, some 1 1/2 hours later from 3m swells.
AND well done Clint Eastwood for your job. Love you to review #pelair.
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