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Chesley B. Sullenberger

Author of Highest Duty

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This is the biography of an unremarkable, remarkable man. Sully was an Air Force fighter pilot flying F-4D Phantoms…that’s kind of remarkable. He holds an Airline Transportation Pilot Certificate…that’s like being one person 1 in 2000. He piloted U.S. Airways airliners for 30 years. He’s been married to Lorrie for 34 years. And Sully landed his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River six minutes after take-off from LaGuardia Airport when both engines were disabled by a flock of geese…and not one person died. He comes across as remarkably normal, but don’t believe it.… (more)
 
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mtbass | 19 other reviews | Dec 14, 2023 |
This is a story of Sully, not of the accident and aviation safety.
 
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addunn3 | 19 other reviews | Feb 7, 2022 |
After seeing the movie, I expected the book to have much more about the flight and the subsequent investigations. In truth, there's much more about Sullenberger's life prior to the flight in the book. Which is naturally what you'd expect in a book such as this, but not really what I wanted to read about. The movie makes it sound like there was quite a bit of controversy about his actions in the subsequent investigations. In truth, Sullenberger mentions an NTSB investigation once in the whole book. I have no complaints with the parts of the book that describe the flight itself - they are very well done with lots of details. I'm really not interested in reading about how his daughters grades dropped after he became public figure, or that his wife thinks she should lose some weight.… (more)
 
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