Chesley B. Sullenberger

Miracle Pilot Sullenberger Gets Hometown Hero's Welcome

By Noel Sheppard | January 24, 2009 - 18:31

My town of Danville, California, welcomed home our hero Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger just hours ago:

Video of Miracle Plane Landing in the Hudson River

By Noel Sheppard | January 17, 2009 - 14:42

Global Warming Caused US Airways Plane to Land in Hudson River

By Noel Sheppard | January 17, 2009 - 14:20

Believe it or not, global warming is being cited as one of the reasons a US Airways flight landed in New York's Hudson River on Friday.

Media were considering blaming the incident on the Bush administration until it became apparent that as a result of pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger's heroic efforts, as well as those of his flight crew, there were no fatalities.

With nothing bad to pin on the current President, the good folks at Time magazine found another predictable culprit (h/t Tom Nelson):

Thanks to US Airways Pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger

By Noel Sheppard | January 17, 2009 - 11:06

Let's lift a glass to Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who successfully landed a plane in the Hudson River Friday saving the lives of 155 people:

Many of you know the pilot is from my small town in Northern California, and we here are all very proud of our hero. Below the fold is the first televised interview with his family: