Ten years ago, today a near catastrophe was averted when
Captain Sully Sullenberger safely landed a US Airways jet with 155 people on
board in the Hudson River. When a flock
of birds flew into his engine, he realized that he would not make it to any of the
nearby airports. Rather than just crash
he looked for a possible landing site. His
choices were limited so he chose to land the plane in the River in the hopes of
saving everyone on board and not causing further injury on land. When he approached the river, he realized
that the landing was going to be a tough one and could mean the plane exploding
but neither happened. The landing was
not as bad as he thought it would be and the plane remained in tact long enough
to save everyone on board. Let us take
some time today to reflect on this event and all the good that came that
day. May we always remember this quote
by him, "The facts tell us what to do and how to do it, but it
is our humanity which tells us that we must do something and why we must do
it." — Sully Sullenberger
Pat Schifini, OSU
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