I know they said “Capt. Sully” stayed cool and calm, but it really is unbelievable. He sounded like he was ordering pizza for pick-up, explaining that he’ll be delayed a tad.
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I heard this on NPR and they mentioned that the pilot actually uses the wrong call sign at one point, so yeah, he sounded calm, but you could tell that he had other things on his mind!
34 secs sounds nervous
Considering what must have going through his mind, he sounded distracted. I guess he was thinking so fast that alerting ATC to what he was doing was a sideline.
Edit: Watching the video, it’s just so fast. You’re listening along and then…boom…it’s over.
He decided he was going to land in the Hudson before he even talked to the air traffic controller again. Wanna know how everyone lived? That pilot had a plan. Definitely got lucky on the landing.
I think that’s why he sounded distracted. He was thinking much faster than he could talk.
@nyokki: Yeah it certainly sounds like it. If I was on board I’d want the pilot’s full attention on the aircraft, not the radio.