Video of Hudson River landing

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/01/this_video_apparently_comes_from.php

It happens at 2:08 on the vid, and within seconds you can see people getting onto the wings.

Craziness.

[mnhtnbb]

1. Less than 30 seconds there are people visible on the wings.

[proud patriot]

2. k and r

thanks

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Same one I posted in DU video forum yesterday

If you care

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=260815&mesg_id=260815

[WilliamPitt]

5. "If you care"

?

[uppityperson]

28. Thanks since I couldn't get the one in the OP to load for me.

off to watch, thanks.

[Morning Dew]

4. Wow, just wow! nm

[Beaverhausen]

6. possibly dumb question - why didn't they put their life jackets on?

I am assuming they did have time before the plane went down to get them from under the seats...I wonder why they didn't have them on.

I know I did see some people with them on and obviously, everyone was OK with out them but I'm just curious.

[WilliamPitt]

8. I saw other video which had people wearing vests

Some grabbed them, some didn't, I guess. Good way to determine who listened to the pre-flight safety talk and who didn't, eh? :)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. If you watch the MSNBC report, they were being thrown life vests by the

ferry hands.

[LisaL]

27. In case of water landing your sit cushion can be used as a

flotation device.

[L0oniX]

7. Awesome

[Stephanie]

9. incredible. in the early seconds you can see someone slip off the wing

and someone else pulls them back up. unbelievably amazing how quick those ferries got there. I love NY!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

10. maybe you can help malaise with what a video of

a ditching plane looks like...seem she is a bit confused in her thread on the subject...

sP

[malaise]

11. LOL

:rofl:
Clearly this is much better video. Amazing how quickly passengers were deplaned.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

12. yeah...cause your video showed THAT

but not the plane ditching as you implied in your title...but i guess it is that attention thing you have going...

sP

[pinto]

13. I remain amazed that they pulled this off. And neat to see that the first ferry got there 4 mins

after "landing". Just amazing.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

14. faster than most jetways n/t

[lonestarnot]

19. Woohoo!

:applause:

[Subdivisions]

15. Go to 3:10 on the video. To the right side you see

someone walking out to the end of the wing. That person slips and falls into the 36° water. Another passenger then comes over and pulls that person back onto the wing.

Amazing.

[Stephanie]

16. Here are some photos I took yesterday

The plane happens to be anchored right outside my office. This is Rockefeller Park, near the World Financial Center, across the street from the World Trade. All you can really see is the wing sticking up.

[conscious evolution]

17. Good seamenship there

The Captains of those ferrys did an excellant job handling their craft.One wrong move could have dumped the passangers in the water.
Hard to tell from the video but it is apparent the ships crews were well trained in Man Over Board procedures.

[Stephanie]

18. A passenger on the first ferry was on MSNBC

A young guy, looked like a broker or something. He said the captain announced a plane was in the water and they were going to help. He said all the men went to the front of the boat and started pulling people off. He said first they had one rope and then they got two ropes and a ladder going. He said all the men were pulling people out and all the women were taking them inside and wrapping them in coats and scarves trying to warm them up. A spontaneous rescue by some crew but many ferry passengers, not trained at all. These were commuters headed to Jersey.

[Liberalboy]

20. amazing

[OnyxCollie]

21. Wow. Amazing. nt

[Parche]

23. those must have been some big gooses

to disable both engines
turned the plane into a glider
especially right after takeoff, when that is the crucial time for them

fly by wire/stick A-320

:hi:

[BrklynLiberal]

24. An amazing video. Just amazing...

[ColbertWatcher]

25. Great link. Thank you. n/t

[LisaL]

26. They are so lucky the pilot had a lot of experience.