[RD350]

http://www.scenesystems.com/blog/us-airways-flight-1549-animat

 

[DarkMatter]

interesting

 

[kjkrow]

Interesting to see and watch. Thanks for posting that up.

 

[asus]

if that was the actual conversation, then that pilot was cool as a cucumber.

 

[DarkMatter]

where does that expression friggin come from anyway?

 

[jameswing]

That was a well put together animation. I'm going to use it in my animation class next quarter.

 

[Verbal Kint]

if that was the actual conversation, then that pilot was cool as a cucumber.

where does that expression friggin come from anyway?

It would take me a month of Sundays to figure that one out.

 

[NeverEndingNinja]

Because cucumbers, when picked off the vine, are usually cool and refreshing.

I guess. Idiom.

 

[SpeedisaVirus]

I am pretty sure that was the actual audio recording. I mean, it's hard to freak out when you know there is nothing you can do about it. You are crashing and that is that. He did do everything correctly though and it saved a lot of people. Imagine if he defied reason, panicked and tried to make a run way and came short. Crashing in NYC? I am sure there would have been a large casualty count...

 

[pne]

death to all canadian geese! hunt them down! It's time we got rid of the flying cows once and for all.

 

[davis]

they make the geese look like WWII bombers..

 

[BKK Jack]

I heard a cockpit voice recording of a different crash many years ago, with much more catastrophic results. IIRC, all on board were killed. The last transmission from the plane was the pilot saying, in that eerily calm and matter of fact pilot voice, "I love you mom."

 

[pne]

they make the geese look like WWII bombers..

try living beside a lake. all these disgusting creatures do is honk and drop poop all over you. It literally rains sh!t when these things fly overhead.

 

[DarkMatter]

may I suggest a 12 gauge?

 

[davis]

i didn't think that we could kill them..

 

[DarkMatter]

what are they invincible?

 

[pne]

they are on the not endangered but protected anyways species list. Which would be the same as americans making the pigeon the national bird.

 

[DarkMatter]

oh. so then the loud kabooms would present an issue.

might I suggest alka seltzer wrapped in bread?

and an umbrella.