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Sully sullenberger, iii has been dedicated to the pursuit of safety for his entire adult life. December 11, 2009 pilot chesley sullenberger s wild ride started this year when he landed a us airways jet plopsolid perfect onto the icy surface. Chesley sully sullenberger says on 10th anniversary of miraculous hudson river landing chesley sully sullenberger says. While he is best known for serving as captain during what has been called the miracle on the hudson, sullenberger is a speaker, aviation safety expert, and accident investigator, serves as the cbs news aviation and safety expert, and is the founder and chief executive officer of safety. Stories of vision and courage from americas leaders, and highest duty. Sullenberger, iii as a follow up to his phenomenal new york times bestselling memoir, highest duty, captain chesley b. His remarkable performance as a pilot in jet airways and the way he handled the incident of us airways flight 1549 courageously made him a reallife hero. An open fathers day letter to my daughters sully sullenberger. Chesley sully sullenberger s us airways airbus a320 hit a flock of geese shortly after takeoff from new yorks laguardia airport en.
Chesley burnett sully sullenberger iii is an american airline transport pilot atp, safety expert, and accident investigator from danville, california,who successfully carried out the emergency ditching of us airways flight 1549 in the hudson river, offshore from manhattan, new york city, on january 15, 2009, thus saving the lives of the 155. Chesley sully sullenberger became a global hero when he landed an airliner on new. My search for what really matters 9780061924699 by chesley b. Jennifer granholm, making a difference is a potential lifechanger that stands with katie courics the best advice i. Exactly 10 years ago today, captain chesley sully sullenberger and first officer jeffrey skiles successfully guided a us airways jet to an emergency landing in the icy hudson river after a. Chesley sully sullenberger about the final moments before u. Its been a privilege to share with you the good times and the hard times, the serious moments and the silly ones. Miracle on the hudson hero slams absurdly low number. Chesley sullenberger biowiki, age, height, wife, kids.
Sully sullenberger, iii, better known as captain sully sullenberger. Stories of vision and courage from americas leaders inscribed by sullenberger. Sullenberger iii, said that the book, fly by wire, by william langewiesche, greatly overstates how much it mattered that the plane he landed in the river, an. Sullenberger retired from us airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on march 3, 2010. Last night, greg and i had the pleasure of hearing a talk by chesley b. Chesley sully sullenberger is a former us airlines pilot, who successfully ditched his passenger plane on the hudson river after it struck a. I have learned so much from each of you and received even more in return than i can say. Bought this book so as to learn more stories by the hero of the hudson. Zaslow was widely known as coauthor of bestselling books including the last lecture 2008 with randy pausch. Captain chesley b sullenberger iii, who gained international fame in 2009 when he landed a disabled commercial jetliner in the hudson river, saving everyone on board, has criticized the training. Sullenberger, including sully, man muss kein held sein and many more. Chesley sully sullenberger courageously landed a us airways plane on manhattans hudson river, saving the lives of all 155 people on board.
The skills of capt chesley sully sullenberger and with his co pilot are now legendary, and of course, we all would prefer to have an incident free flight, but its gratifying to know that all the years of training and flying are put to good use on the rare occasions that trouble strikes. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. A story of courage and hope 2011 with gabrielle giffords and her husband, astronaut mark kelly. My search for what really matters by captain chesley b sullenberger iii, jeffrey zaslow and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In a new book, fly by wire, william langewiesche takes a run at knocking down the hero rank of capt. Chesley sullenberger project gutenberg selfpublishing. People february 23 2009 chesley sully sullenberger iii on cover how he saved flight 1549, chris brown assaults rihanna, grammy awards, octomom, ming tsai jan 1, 2009 single issue magazine. My search for what really matters, a memoir of his life and of the events surrounding flight 1549, published in 2009 by harpercollins. My search for what really matters by captain chesley sully sullenberger, jeffrey zaslow and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sullenberger chesley sully abebooks shop for books. Chesley sullenberger was born on 23 january 1951 and currently as of 2020, he is 69 years old. Sullenberger must have frequently done fmea failure mode effects analysis, i.
Sullenberger is the coauthor, with jeffrey zaslow, of the new york times bestseller highest duty. Sullenberger is married to fitness instructor lorraine lorrie sullenberger, with whom he adopted two daughters, kate and kelly. Sullenberger then took control of the aircraft from first officer jeff skiles and began to make the decisions and maneuvers that resulted in an emergency landing the world is still talking about. Chesley burnett sullenberger born january 23, 1951, texas usa is a retired airline captain, best recognized for saving 155 people on the 15th january 2009, when he landed a us airbus a320 on the hudson river in new york city. Captain sullenberger is the author of highest duty. Sullenbergers passengers say hes a hero, despite new book. Sullenberger is currently considered a single author. Sully sullenberger, iii has been dedicated to the pursuit of safety his entire adult life.
My search for what really matters sullenberger iii, captain chesley b, zaslow, jeffrey on. In may of the following year, he was hired by cbs news as an aviation and safety expert. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In jan 2009 he safely brought an us airways flight 1549 plane which had all engines disabled by bird strikes, safely onto the frigid waters of the hudson. While he is best known for the miracle on the hudson. Chesley burnett sully sullenberger iii born january 23, 1951 is an american retired air. Sully sullenberger, grace under pressure and faith in. Sully sullenberger explores exactly what it takes to lead and inspire. Discover book depositorys huge selection of chesley sullenberger books online. Airways captain and cbs news aviation and safety expert, as well as a speaker, author and ceo of safety reliability methods, inc. My search for what really matters by captain chesley sully sullenberger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He has nerves of steel, but hero pilot chesley sully sullenberger is jittery about an overdue library book. Realistic optimism an interview with captain chesley sullenberger iii editors note chesley sully sullenberger is the airline captain who gained fame. Captain sully sullenberger talks miracle hudson river.
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