February 4, 2009
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Hero Pilot?
Ok, so the guy landed his plane on the Hudson River without loss of life or serious injury. And I applaud that. But has everyone completely forgotten that it takes two pilots to fly an airplane - and to land one. The pilot, as captain, had final control of the touch down - uh, splashdown - but the copilot helped to set it up. Let's not forget the co-pilot. S/he wasn't there just for a free ride. S/he helped land that plane too.
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I think a lot of the reaction (over-reaction?) stems from the absolute terror folks in NYC must have felt when they looked out their office windows and saw that plane going down...
Good point, although the pilot does sound like a great guy. He even contacted the library to let them know that a book he checked out was lost in the plane, and the book was on professional ethics.
Can we dump Obama right now and make the pilot president?
@Monastro -
No, honesty is an immediate disqualifying factor for the office
Good point. The captain and the co-pilot must be great pilots. That doesn't mean they'd be good leaders for the country. Let's give Obama a chance, at least. George Buch had eight years! to create this mess, and Obama hasn't even had the first 100 days.
Hi there, I thought about the same thing too! Someone is thinking clearly.
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