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avtur



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US Airways A320

The pilot of this aircraft is being hailed as a hero.

He'll no doubt say 'I was just doing my job, we get trained to deal with this' There's no doubt in my mind that he did a magnificent job putting the plane down on the river and keeping it one piece. A catastrophic double bird strike is a rare event, its great to see such an potentially disasterous event turn out like this ...

The pilot should buy a lottery ticket this weekend Stornoway Grey GS ... What a fine motor Smile ... but not any more ... Big Cry ... psst look at my gallery!
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Read about this on the BBC website

Good job done, especially with everyone staying alive Thumbs Up Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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video clip on the telegraph website Thumbs Up
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Superb skills by the pilot & co-pilot. I read in the newspaper today that this is the first successfull ditching in 50 years. Funny that. I seem to recall a RAF Nimrod ditching in the Moray Firth in 1995 and floating long enough to to wait for rescue without getting their feet wet.

Steve
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Must say something about the strength of the Airbus too !!
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Grumpa 2 wrote:
Must say something about the strength of the Airbus too !!


Latest reports suggest one of the engines is still attached which is amazing Stornoway Grey GS ... What a fine motor Smile ... but not any more ... Big Cry ... psst look at my gallery!
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I assume they'll need a decent 4x4 to pull that thing out of the water again... Confused
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