| Offer: On January 15, 2009, U. S. Airways Flight 1549 took off from New York City’s LaGuardia airport, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina. Seconds later, the twin-engined Airbus A320 "landed"—if you could call it that—in the Hudson River. Millions of people watched on live TV as the 155 persons aboard were picked up and transported to safety ashore. Both engines on the jet had been shut down by a flight of large birds. Dear Friend: Were you watching on that chilly January day when most of the 150 passengers aboard Flight 1549 barely got their feet wet? How fortunate they all were! Everyone watching marveled at their narrow escape. Everyone aboard could easily have been killed! The five-person crew, headed by Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III, all were lauded for their professional skills. The birds that led to the demise of Flight 1549 were believed to be Canadian geese. There’s a lot more to this story. One of the key questions to consider is this: Why did Captain Sullenberger choose to bring the jetliner down in the Hudson River? Wouldn’t it have been better just to land it at LaGuardia? >>Read more... |
