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sweetbmxrider 01-15-2009 03:10 PM

plane in the hudson river
 
turn on the news. hit birds possibly.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stori...r/Default.aspx

ZeroCool8891 01-15-2009 03:11 PM

oh jezz, watching it now.

mc73nova 01-15-2009 03:17 PM

crazy ****, caused by a flock of geese!

BonzoHansen 01-15-2009 03:17 PM

I hate those damn geese.

NJSPEEDER 01-15-2009 03:19 PM

Watching it now.

Plane took off at 3:26 eastern, Flight 1549, bound for NC. Apparently experienced an extreme bird strike with a large flock and put out 2 engines. Went glider style into the Hudson River. Ferry boat leaving NJ rerouted instantly and got to the plane in only a few minutes. Emergency response on scene in under ten minutes.

Everyone is reported as having gotten off the plane. 146 passengers, and 5 crew.

91DropTop 01-15-2009 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mc73nova (Post 534430)
crazy ****, caused by a flock of geese!

http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/n...acin/Flock.jpg

why not a flock of seagulls


looks like its much better than it could have been

noboundreez2345 01-15-2009 03:47 PM

crazy **** man damn birds not only do they **** on our cars causing aggravation now they make plans crash

r0nin89 01-15-2009 03:58 PM

The pilot is a ****ING HERO is capitol letters.

Batman 01-15-2009 03:58 PM

Incredible job by the pilots to ge thtat plane down, I've always feared hitting the water. I've seen first hand what birds can do to a plane, years ago a C-5 hit a flock of snow geese and barely made it back (shelled out 3 engines and did 75 Million in damage to the plane) and of course the poor AWACS in anchorage that wasn't so lucky. People don't understand it is like getting hit by a rocket, it is definately no joke. Thank god everyone survived, hopefully noone dies from hypothermia

79CamaroDiva 01-15-2009 03:58 PM

Imagine being in that plane for a business trip and then having to explain to your boss why you're not at the meeting tomorrow...

"well, you see, my jet was taken down by a flock of birds.."

NJSPEEDER 01-15-2009 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva (Post 534454)
Imagine being in that plane for a business trip and then having to explain to your boss why you're not at the meeting tomorrow...

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'WHY DID I MISS THE MEETING?' DO YOU WATCH THE ****ING NEWS?!?!?! PLANE + BIRD = WATER!!! SOUND FAMILIAR?!?!?!.."

I know I could possibly be slightly keyed up after such an experience and I have the feeling the conversation would look more like that.

cdacda13 01-15-2009 06:37 PM

Anyone catch the press conference?
A reporter asked if there was any way it could have been a terrorist attack. The reporter said eye witnesses told her they heard a loud boom.
Seriously, WTF!? Is she retarded or something? A flock of geese being sucked into a turbine engine will create a extreme audible boom.

Its those darn terrorist Canadian geese. I demand we invade Canada right now.

Anti_Rice_Guy 01-15-2009 06:41 PM

Few pics from my friend's apartment on her facebook, which are now on CNN haha.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...62017_4355.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...62024_1765.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...62025_1981.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...62028_2638.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...62046_6794.jpg

JL8Jeff 01-15-2009 06:51 PM

Amazing! Great job by everyone who was involved with the rescue.

sweetbmxrider 01-15-2009 07:46 PM

ya seriously. it was handled very well.

NJ346 01-15-2009 09:20 PM

I wonder if any security camera's or anything caught the plane going down, that must of been a sight to see.

r0nin89 01-15-2009 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN (Post 534650)
I wonder if any security camera's or anything caught the plane going down, that must of been a sight to see.

I dont think anyone has installed the cameras in preparation for jet pack thieves yet... :rofl:

Tsar 01-16-2009 08:00 AM

Give that pilot a medal!

bandit88 01-16-2009 08:42 AM

The pilot did handle that exceptionally. plus his landing was the best it could have been since the plane seemed like it didn't sustain too much damage..... to stay afloat that long. I hope i have that guy the next time i fly overseas!

Teds89IROC 01-16-2009 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bandit88 (Post 534770)
The pilot did handle that exceptionally. plus his landing was the best it could have been since the plane seemed like it didn't sustain too much damage..... to stay afloat that long. I hope i have that guy the next time i fly overseas!

I agree. When the news interviewed people who witnessed it they said it was so smooth which added to the "wtf" expressions lol

sweetbmxrider 01-16-2009 03:25 PM

ya the pilot did an amazing job. there was a great spread in the daily news.

NJ346 01-18-2009 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0nin89 (Post 534693)
I dont think anyone has installed the cameras in preparation for jet pack thieves yet... :rofl:

Wrong....:moon:
http://news.aol.com/article/both-eng...ned-jet/308358

Knipps 01-18-2009 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN (Post 535426)

So those cameras were installed to prevent the theft of jetpacks? :shock:


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