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On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lifted US Airways Flight 1549 off the runway at LaGuardia Airport with 155 souls aboard. Ninety seconds...
This is a contemporary on calm in crisis and preparation, drawing on Proverbs 21:31.
On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lifted US Airways Flight 1549 off the runway at LaGuardia Airport with 155 souls aboard. Ninety seconds after takeoff, a flock of Canada geese struck both engines of the Airbus A320, killing all thrust instantly. Sullenberger had trained for emergencies across nearly 20,000 flight hours. He quickly assessed every option — return to LaGuardia, divert to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey — but the numbers didn't work.…
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