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I was down there after school today from like 2-4:30; and then went over to Jersey for some shots there.
I'll be out there tomorrow, so if anyone is heading out feel free to shoot me a pm. From around 8:30 to whenever it finishes.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/_DSC3155.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/_DSC3452.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/_DSC3250.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/_DSC3162.jpg
These two were taken in NJ just as the sun was going down, so I had to crank up the ISO.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/_DSC3573.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/_DSC3603.jpg
I wonder where the best spot would be to see it being lifted... across the water or by the park or in the middle where the OEM trucks were?
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Regarding the ditching switch , found this online.
http://www.airbusdriver.net/
He's a USAirways guy , lots of good info on the 'bus
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17. What does the DITCHING pb do? PHB 10.5.4
The DITCHING pb on the pressurization panel, when selected ON, allows the pilot to close all exterior openings
below the flotation line. This will enhance flotation of the aircraft in case of ditching.
System sends a ?close? signal to:
• Outflow valve (if not in manual control)
• Emergency ram air inlet
• Avionics ventilation inlet and extraction valves
• Pack flow control valves
• Forward cargo isolation outlet valve (if installed)
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That first boat was there in under 3 minutes. This truly was a best case scenario. I am very glad to know the outstanding, job done by all under truly unique circumstances.
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[quote="moose135"]Thanks for the heads up on the lift, guess I'm heading back out in the morning!
Your welcome but you guys do know you are NUTS!!!!??? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Its friggin 3 degrees out as I write this!!!!
Happy hunting. And nice shot of the HH-65. I heard on the news that USCG Air Station Atlantic City scrambled
3 helos on Thursday anticipating the worse case scenario. And nice job by NYPD Air/Sea Rescue 23. Their deployed
divers were right on time rescuing a passenger who was in the water and in extreme distress. Interesting to see # 23
used for Air/Sea Rescue as that is their "Command & Control" aircraft. I would also have to guess that aviation assests
all over the area were put on alert for SAR duties.
Still get chills watching the footage/pictures. Just a wonderful story to start the New year.
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Breaking News on CNN that PETA is preparing to sue US Airways, the FAA, PA of NY & NJ, Airbus and just about
anyone else involved on behalf of the poor geese who lost their lives in Thursdays unfortunate accident.
:lol:
Actually there was a caller to talk radio the other day DEFENDING the geese!!
OY!!
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Originally Posted by Mellyrose
Fox News just showed a new video with an even closer view of the touchdown. Amazing.
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Originally Posted by Gerard
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Originally Posted by Mellyrose
Fox News just showed a new video with an even closer view of the touchdown. Amazing.
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html ... d=playlist
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Originally Posted by emshighway
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Originally Posted by USAF Pilot 07
Most engines are designed to shear off of the aircraft in cases such as these. Whether they did or not in this case, I'm not sure, but the fact that he didn't catch one wing on the water and flip and violently break up is remarkable.
NTSB has NYPD divers looking for the left engine.
Actually both of the aircraft's engines tore off on impact and are somewhere in the Hudson river. It looks like they will be the lifting the plane out of the water tommorow.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/nyreg ... =permalink
No, the right engine (or whatever is left of it) is still on the wing. The right wing is presently tucked under the pier.
Do you think I just pull info out of orifices??? The news only tells what it knows. :wink:
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The first 2 calls to 911 have been released
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...cal&id=6610060
Four minutes later - at 3:33 p.m. - a woman called in from Manhattan to report the plane had hit the water.
"Yes, a-a-a plane had just crashed into the Hudson River," she said. "A US Air big DC 9 or 10 has crashed into the Hudson River, about ... in ... Oh my gosh!"
I believe that was the female reporter from ABC 7 making that call.........
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Pilot's last words to ATC: “We’re going to be in the Hudson.”
NY Times:
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Investigators Offer Details of Flight’s Few Minutes
By AL BAKER and MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: January 17, 2009
Investigators on Saturday provided a detailed and griping description of the abortive five-minute flight of US Airways 1549 that ended safely in the Hudson River based on transcripts of air traffic controllers and interviews with flight attendants.
In a news conference conducted by Kathryn O. Higgins, a member of National Transportation Safety Board who is investigating Thursday’s incident, she revealed how the pilots knew after they hit a flock of birds 90 seconds into their flight bound for Charlotte, N.C., and lost thrust in both engines that the river might be their last and only option.
She relayed the chilling conversation with air traffic controllers that ended abruptly with the warning of one of the plane’s pilot, “We’re gonna be in the Hudson.”
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Radar from Kennedy and Newark Airport confirmed that the aircraft had intersected “primary targets” between 2,900 feet and 3,000 feet, Ms. Higgins said, almost certainly birds that were about five miles from LaGuardia Airport. [
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Very interesting details in this article. I'd imagine the transcript will be online somewhere tonight, I'll post when I find it.
