Fighter Pilot Reacts to Sully Miracle on the Hudson

About this video

Max breaks down scenes from the movie Sully, offering his perspective as both a fighter and commercial pilot on the Hudson River emergency landing. He analyzes cockpit decisions,bird strike avoidance, engine restart procedures, and air traffic control communication. Max shares lessons from meeting Captain Sullenberger in person, including Sully’s account of processing the entire emergency sequence and evacuation in his mind during the descent.

Key takeaways

• Max explains why commercial pilots can’t maneuver as aggressively as fighter jets to avoid bird strikes due to size, speed considerations, and risk of stalling
• According to Max, restarting both engines at low altitude would have been nearly impossible, requiring minimum 4,000 feet AGL and airspeed - making the Hudson ditching the best option
• Max recounts Sully telling him that he had mentally rehearsed the entire emergency sequence including post-landing evacuation procedures during the descent

Episode details: published May 7, 2023 · 187.3K views · 17:29 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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