Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger
As I sat watching the news late last night (i’m in Ireland) I just kept thinking “What a brilliant pilot”. The pilot of flight 1549 pulled off a miracle. He was able to land a airliner safely into the Hudson river only minutes after take-off because the plane hit a flock of birds.
After seeing Sully’s photo I have though he looked familiar. I don’t for sure if he was a pilot of a flight I was on or not but he does look very familiar. I will never forget his face now. He is a real hero in my eyes. I have added some more information about Sully after the jump.
Linked In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/209/118
President & CEO
Safety Reliability Methods, Inc.
(Privately Held; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Providing technical expertise and strategic vision and direction to improve safety and reliability in a variety of high risk industries.
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Captain
USAirways
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LCC; Airlines/Aviation industry)
February 1980 — Present (29 years)
Captain for major U. S. passenger airline, serving North America, Europe, Latin America, Caribbean and Hawaii with large jet equipment. Responsible for all aspects of safety and security pertaining to flight, including planning, preparation and aircraft servicing. Leader of crew and responsible for passengers and aircraft. Involved in development and implementation of the first Crew Resource Management (CRM) training course used at the airline. As a Check Airman, was responsible for the training and supervision of other airline pilots transitioning to another aircraft type or upgrading to Captain. Served as an Air Line Pilots Association Local Air Safety Chairman and Accident Investigator and national technical committee member.
His website: http://safetyreliability.com/about_us
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