Capt. Chesley "Sully' Sullenberger III, 57-year-old pilot of U.S. Airways, is our #1 American Hero for 2009! By now, you've heard about his miraculous landing of his airplane smackdab in the middle of the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. The former Air Force pilot, under unbelieveable pressure, brought his plane down onto the water, and held his cool.
Pilot license at age 14...flew fighter jets while in Air Force...his nice wife, Lorraine, met at the front door to greet the press and two daughters., in Danville, California. Has mastered glider flying and studied the psychology of how cockpit crews behave during a crisis.
"Sully" not only has flown airplanes much of his life, BUT an expert with how many types of airplanes actually work. And, different ones have quickly called him a humble person!
Back in his hometown of Denison, Texas, as a boy, neighbors remembered him for crop dusting at the age of 15! And his sister, Mary Margaret Wilson, remembers her brother building model airplanes as a child and being so meticulous to paint even the smallest detail. He simply has been in like with airplanes all of his life.
Been we have to also remember that the passengers did what they had been told, along with the almost instantaneous rescues by the bravery once again of the Big Apple's finest rescuers! As his wife said on Thursday, "He's a pilot's pilot!"
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