What an incredibly eloquent and well informed interviewee. Her knowledge of emergency procedures and even our normal standard operating procedures is tremendous. I sure hope a great many people listen and learn from her interview then go on to apply what she has said each and every time they travel. It blows my mind how disinterested the majority of people are when we do the pre-flight safety demo, I very rarely see any one look through the safety on board card in the seat pocket. Frequent travellers are often the worst offenders, then when a sudden event occurs they have no idea where their life vest is much less how to put it on, along with the correct method for using the drop down oxygen masks in a depressurisation. I was impressed that no passenger evacuated US1549 with carry-on items but amazed yet unsurprised how very few were wearing aircraft life vests.
What an amazing woman! Her ability to recall details, especially under such a stressful situation, is incredible. I could see it happen in my mind's eye as she told her story.
@@billolsen4360 she said she flew about 100 times the remainder of that year (must fly related to work),. So brave! Heck, I can't fly for a month after just watching 'Air Crash Investigation'!
Interesting and well spoken woman. She tells her story in a way that I “felt” her experience. Kudos to the pilots, cabin staff, the air traffic controller, AND the passengers. The passengers did a fantastic job evacuating without any panic that I have heard of. I was greatly impressed when I saw the ferries and other boats turn toward the plane immediately. This truly was a miracle in so many ways.
Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: No one warned us. No one said “You’re going to lose both engines at a lower altitude than any jet in history. This was duel engine loss at 2800 feet followed by immediate water landing with 155 souls on board. No one has ever trained for an incident like that. No one.
@@catherinefowler8798 They do. I watched a new re-enactment of the incident by a guy who's an airliner pilot himself and flight simulator trainer and he said they'd never trained for a loss of both engines at very low altitude but since the incident, now they do.
What a Great Interview this Lady is...This situation is so amazing to me...The Accident along with all the decisions the Pilots/Crew had to make along with the Water landing...All this occurred in only a "5" Minute span...Amazing
Doreen Welch, the flight attendant in the rear of the plane had the toughest job after the crash. She had mere seconds to process and assess the situation and decide how best to evacuate the passengers. None of the attendants knew they had landed in the river, they all thought they crash landed on a runway at LaGuardia.
In hindsight - Sully could have told them. Captain here, Brace for impact, landing on the Hudson. Water is not harder than the tarmac and regarding a fire it is safer. And if the plane stays intact you are O.K. on water - and if it breaks apart you are also in serious trouble on land. No one thought of getting the passengers their swimming vests. So the captain and Silkes had to get them when they noticed that some people were on the wings and had a hard time staying there (and the raft was overfilled), but if that had tipped over it would have been much better if peopel had vests.
She's great. How amazing. It was REALLY interesting to hear her say the 'agile young people' clamoring over seats to get to the front, was "a good idea" and "helpful". It has always been a worry of mine that people might try to cut the line, OR that I might be at the end of a slow moving line and would be tempted to do the same... She is lovely,. Very forgiving!
No, the seats were like a second and third lane. People were in the normal gangway and right and left of the gangway as well. they all moved quickly away from the most damaged part that filled with water - and removed also their body weight from that part of the plane. On the seats they were not exposed to he ice cold water that much, the climbers stayed dry for longer. The agile persons could also be helpful to kick in windows etc. if need be. And they were closer to the action (if they would have been needed) because they used the seats as gangway. The door was the bottleneck, but people were out there FAST. Co-pilote Silkes told in a speech that one woman was in a wheelchair and she got help too and the family with the small children also got help. Humans look good in this incident - but what possessed the geese to fly in formation at this time of the year ? This was winter, the coldest day of that winter, the Hudson froze a few days later - maybe the geese did not have good leadership. At the wrong place at the wrong time and out of season, "surprised" by cold winter ?? But in January it can always be cold or get cold fast, so if the geese had not seen any reason to leave New York until then they could as well have stayed. Instead of flying over the airport. It was important that these were geese and in a large flock -a smaller flock or smaller birds would not have taken out both engines. someone should train geese to avoid certain routes so they will teach their young and it becomes part of their customs to avoid certain areas. They have their travel routes. Maybe they flew in that area because there it had already cleared up and other areas still had bad weather, storm, snow etc.
As for security protocols: The passengers and the attendents did not think of the swim vests. Skiles narrated in a speech that he and Sully who were still in the plane (there is also a protocol for that), the evacuation happened fast, so I assume some passengers made good work of opening the exits or ramming through windows if necessary. They noticed that some people were on the wings, had trouble staying on and the raft was overfilled. So they started taking cushions and grabing the swim vests from under the seats to throw them to the people outside. They crawled over the seats to not having to wade in the ice cold water but because they had to reach down they still got very cold arms, then they finally left the plane and I think boarded the raft. Skiles then realized that the raft was still attached to the plane with a rope and it worried him (the plane filled more and more with water) so if it sank it could have taken down the raft. Maybe it was a blessing that one engine broke off during landing, they are fairly heavy. The wings still stabilized the body somewhat and the buyoncy was still enough. When they were all safe on the raft they and every passenger that had been in water (like people on the wings some were waist high in water) were ice cold, and a police helicopter had come immediately - and sprayed water at them by creating turbulences. Then they had to climb up a boat / ferry, that had equipment so they could make the height (some net or something). I guess the able bodied and smaller (not a high) ships may have taken care of less agile passengers that remained on the raft - which then was not completely overfilled anymore. Skiles said a crew member helped him and lifted him on his belt into a heap on deck. Luckily they only had a short ride to the ferry stations and could get into warm areas. Then they felt a little lost in the ferry station, made some incoherent phone calls with relatives(the kind of: I am coming late) and waited what would be organized for them. After some hours I think they organized a hotel for them. people that were not picked up by friends, had to be hosted by the airline. Sully and Skiles had to be available for an interrogation / briefing, but a few unharmed passengers just left and booked another flight.
Most planes never survive something like that. Had the pilot had not known his job so well, it could have ended tragically. Any attempt to land that plane other than where he did would have resulted in total loss of everyone including those on the ground. Very seldom do accidents such as this come out as well as this. Had it crashed on the ground, it would have exploded due to the fuel that would have been everywhere. Because the Hudson is a river, all leaking fuel was swept down river, away from the wreck.
This was an amazing event. The only criticism I would have and you almost have to reach to find this one, is lifejackets should've been on every passenger. That's easier said in 2020 hindsight. But I don't think anyone can deny this was an amazing job.
"You left your bags on the plane... Why?" Are you serious? Maybe because they were floating in the middle of the Hudson River, and the plane was filling with ice water?! If I'm sitting at the window, I pity the poor fool that goes for the overhead! What a stupid question!
Wow. . .Terrific speaker! You can feel like you with her on the fateful day!
Especially if you've seen the movie
What an incredibly eloquent and well informed interviewee. Her knowledge of emergency procedures and even our normal standard operating procedures is tremendous. I sure hope a great many people listen and learn from her interview then go on to apply what she has said each and every time they travel.
It blows my mind how disinterested the majority of people are when we do the pre-flight safety demo, I very rarely see any one look through the safety on board card in the seat pocket. Frequent travellers are often the worst offenders, then when a sudden event occurs they have no idea where their life vest is much less how to put it on, along with the correct method for using the drop down oxygen masks in a depressurisation. I was impressed that no passenger evacuated US1549 with carry-on items but amazed yet unsurprised how very few were wearing aircraft life vests.
What an amazing woman! Her ability to recall details, especially under such a stressful situation, is incredible. I could see it happen in my mind's eye as she told her story.
Apparently she hasn't given up flying either!
@@billolsen4360 she said she flew about 100 times the remainder of that year (must fly related to work),. So brave! Heck, I can't fly for a month after just watching 'Air Crash Investigation'!
"Quite orderly" is the best words of praise I've ever heard for aircrew conducting an evacuation...
Interesting and well spoken woman. She tells her story in a way that I “felt” her experience. Kudos to the pilots, cabin staff, the air traffic controller, AND the passengers. The passengers did a fantastic job evacuating without any panic that I have heard of. I was greatly impressed when I saw the ferries and other boats turn toward the plane immediately. This truly was a miracle in so many ways.
Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: No one warned us. No one said “You’re going to lose both engines at a lower altitude than any jet in history. This was duel engine loss at 2800 feet followed by immediate water landing with 155 souls on board. No one has ever trained for an incident like that. No one.
Wonder if they do now.
@@catherinefowler8798 They do. I watched a new re-enactment of the incident by a guy who's an airliner pilot himself and flight simulator trainer and he said they'd never trained for a loss of both engines at very low altitude but since the incident, now they do.
Wow she's awesome. Even everyone else on board as well. The crew and Especially the Pilots.... thank you all.
What a Great Interview this Lady is...This situation is so amazing to me...The Accident along with all the decisions the Pilots/Crew had to make along with the Water landing...All this occurred in only a "5" Minute span...Amazing
Curious what her profession was before she retired. Very articulate and professional
Doreen Welch, the flight attendant in the rear of the plane had the toughest job after the crash. She had mere seconds to process and assess the situation and decide how best to evacuate the passengers. None of the attendants knew they had landed in the river, they all thought they crash landed on a runway at LaGuardia.
In hindsight - Sully could have told them. Captain here, Brace for impact, landing on the Hudson. Water is not harder than the tarmac and regarding a fire it is safer. And if the plane stays intact you are O.K. on water - and if it breaks apart you are also in serious trouble on land. No one thought of getting the passengers their swimming vests. So the captain and Silkes had to get them when they noticed that some people were on the wings and had a hard time staying there (and the raft was overfilled), but if that had tipped over it would have been much better if peopel had vests.
Such an enthralling and concise first hand account. Thank you miss McQue.
She's great. How amazing. It was REALLY interesting to hear her say the 'agile young people' clamoring over seats to get to the front, was "a good idea" and "helpful". It has always been a worry of mine that people might try to cut the line, OR that I might be at the end of a slow moving line and would be tempted to do the same... She is lovely,. Very forgiving!
Cant blame them if the water had reached shoulder level in the back, as long as they didnt start pushing people around.
No, the seats were like a second and third lane. People were in the normal gangway and right and left of the gangway as well. they all moved quickly away from the most damaged part that filled with water - and removed also their body weight from that part of the plane. On the seats they were not exposed to he ice cold water that much, the climbers stayed dry for longer. The agile persons could also be helpful to kick in windows etc. if need be. And they were closer to the action (if they would have been needed) because they used the seats as gangway. The door was the bottleneck, but people were out there FAST. Co-pilote Silkes told in a speech that one woman was in a wheelchair and she got help too and the family with the small children also got help.
Humans look good in this incident - but what possessed the geese to fly in formation at this time of the year ? This was winter, the coldest day of that winter, the Hudson froze a few days later - maybe the geese did not have good leadership. At the wrong place at the wrong time and out of season, "surprised" by cold winter ?? But in January it can always be cold or get cold fast, so if the geese had not seen any reason to leave New York until then they could as well have stayed. Instead of flying over the airport.
It was important that these were geese and in a large flock -a smaller flock or smaller birds would not have taken out both engines.
someone should train geese to avoid certain routes so they will teach their young and it becomes part of their customs to avoid certain areas. They have their travel routes. Maybe they flew in that area because there it had already cleared up and other areas still had bad weather, storm, snow etc.
This video deserves more views. Such a brave person!
As for security protocols: The passengers and the attendents did not think of the swim vests. Skiles narrated in a speech that he and Sully who were still in the plane (there is also a protocol for that), the evacuation happened fast, so I assume some passengers made good work of opening the exits or ramming through windows if necessary. They noticed that some people were on the wings, had trouble staying on and the raft was overfilled. So they started taking cushions and grabing the swim vests from under the seats to throw them to the people outside. They crawled over the seats to not having to wade in the ice cold water but because they had to reach down they still got very cold arms, then they finally left the plane and I think boarded the raft.
Skiles then realized that the raft was still attached to the plane with a rope and it worried him (the plane filled more and more with water) so if it sank it could have taken down the raft. Maybe it was a blessing that one engine broke off during landing, they are fairly heavy. The wings still stabilized the body somewhat and the buyoncy was still enough.
When they were all safe on the raft they and every passenger that had been in water (like people on the wings some were waist high in water) were ice cold, and a police helicopter had come immediately - and sprayed water at them by creating turbulences.
Then they had to climb up a boat / ferry, that had equipment so they could make the height (some net or something). I guess the able bodied and smaller (not a high) ships may have taken care of less agile passengers that remained on the raft - which then was not completely overfilled anymore. Skiles said a crew member helped him and lifted him on his belt into a heap on deck. Luckily they only had a short ride to the ferry stations and could get into warm areas. Then they felt a little lost in the ferry station, made some incoherent phone calls with relatives(the kind of: I am coming late) and waited what would be organized for them. After some hours I think they organized a hotel for them. people that were not picked up by friends, had to be hosted by the airline. Sully and Skiles had to be available for an interrogation / briefing, but a few unharmed passengers just left and booked another flight.
Incredible true account and no drama in calm and collected and I’d say she wasn’t making a big deal about it afterwards,
Nice lady.
Most planes never survive something like that. Had the pilot had not known his job so well, it could have ended tragically. Any attempt to land that plane other than where he did would have resulted in total loss of everyone including those on the ground. Very seldom do accidents such as this come out as well as this. Had it crashed on the ground, it would have exploded due to the fuel that would have been everywhere. Because the Hudson is a river, all leaking fuel was swept down river, away from the wreck.
This was an amazing event. The only criticism I would have and you almost have to reach to find this one, is lifejackets should've been on every passenger. That's easier said in 2020 hindsight. But I don't think anyone can deny this was an amazing job.
Excellent account from Beth.WOW! Now 10 years later
Amazingly articulate lady.
I'll make sure to take all of my credit cards and ID on my person in a zip lock baggie in a zipped pocket just incase!
Tough ole bird ..... great first hand story !
Incredible
"You left your bags on the plane... Why?"
Are you serious? Maybe because they were floating in the middle of the Hudson River, and the plane was filling with ice water?! If I'm sitting at the window, I pity the poor fool that goes for the overhead! What a stupid question!
The question is pretty clearly meant for her to explain why you shouldn't bring your bags when evacuating.
WOW!!
Wow, no mention about the power of God - a miracle happens...
The pilots werent trained
WOW!