I've yet to see the movie, but I strongly suspect that he did what any one of our local senior pilots from the old Continental days would have done. Â
@Bongo52 can correct me if I'm wrong, but these sorts of things are drilled into you from day one of flight school and are simulated time and time and time again throughout your career. Â Using the Hudson was creative for sure, but it provided a soft, clean, and straight path with limited obstructions.Full disclosure...I never flew commercial or fixed wing. Â Spent my right seat time as a chopper pilot with Uncle Sam. Â From the first day we pulled pitch the Instructor Pilot was randomly killing the engine at various altitudes and scenarios until pretty much any emergency was so ingrained in what we were doing that the reaction become second nature. Â With enough altitude you can sort of relax a bit because you have time. Â Every single moment you're less than 300-400 feet off the ground you're looking for your next place to land in case of an emergency. Â It becomes as natural as you watching another vehicle approach on a side street as you're driving. Â You just sort of "know" it's there and you're ready to deal with it.All that being said, I'm looking forward to seeing the movie!As always, just my 2 cents. Â YMMV. 4951