Steady Hands Over the Hudson
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 lifted off from New York's LaGuardia Airport with 155 souls aboard, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina. Barely...
This is a contemporary on calm in crisis and preparation, drawing on Isaiah 43:2.
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 lifted off from New York's LaGuardia Airport with 155 souls aboard, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina. Barely three minutes into the climb, a flock of Canada geese struck the Airbus A320, silencing both engines. The cockpit went eerily quiet. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a former Air Force fighter pilot with over 40 years of flying experience, assessed his options in seconds.…
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