In our case, it was all of the people that got us into the financial mess that lead to a chapter 11 filing. We REALLY needed Michelle Burn's financial acumen? Aroo!?
$ully cashing in very quickly
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In our case, it was all of the people that got us into the financial mess that lead to a chapter 11 filing. We REALLY needed Michelle Burn's financial acumen? Aroo!?
granlistillo
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A little known fact, using the words "acumen", "savvy" and "thrilled" in the same sentence will turn me into a hatchet wielding homicidal maniac. Like the Manchurian Candidate.
:crazy:
granlistillo
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Bumblebee
Commodore
I will answer this one point.
Sully may not have enough to fill up half of a chapter with the Hudson ditching, but it is the career and experience he had up to that point in which I am interested; and with that experience he could write an encyclopedia.
After that incident, he has taken the risk of being attacked from low brow people who do not truly understand what he is trying to do for our profession and gone public with commentary some will not like. I praise him for that as well. I think that is what makes him a hero.
MarkE
Greetings, Professor Falken
DavCo
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't give you any flak but I might ask to borrow a few hundred large
Your avitar is AWESOME... SHAMWOW!
MarkE
Greetings, Professor Falken
Thanks. I'm convinced Vince Offer is Two Face! He's either gonna sell the Shamwow or the Slap Chop but either way, he's selling you something.
Goonie
Never say die
Same reason people want to see car crashes at NASCAR events, and rubberneck everytime they see a crash on the other side of the highway. People want to see failure in other humans...its in our nature as a whole. It makes us feel better about out own lives.
You know your sports Marcus. What gets the headlines?
All the good guys, that play by the rules and give back to their communites, or the human train wrecks (TO, Barry Bonds, Kobe, Roger Clemens, Arod) ?
:laff: It's so hilarious and so predictable.
Last time I was accused of being a member of the media when I had the temerity to claim an eyewitness to the 3407 crash actually gave an accurate account.
And now, because I have the temerity to call out Chesney for being an egomaniac and media (I'm not alone in this thinking by the way) now the attack is that I'm not "one of us" based on my profile?? Here's what you know about me based on my profile. You know where I live and you know what my current hobby is. That's it!! I stand by all my comments regarding Sully. He needs to check himself in a huge way or have someone do it for him. (calling Denny Fitch)
Chesney landed on the water, he didn't walk on it.
Cessna414JJB
Unknown Member
The great thing about this country: If you think Sully is getting too much attention, turn the channel. If you don't want to read his book, then don't
:yeahthat:
While the mob stares at their TV sets (financed) and complains about Sully, some other mob stares at Octomom who has hit it big with being nothing but ridicolous. A mental case birth machine is receiving waaaay more attention and money in this country than a guy who landed a A320 on water without breaking a bone.
Sad, if you ask me, but well... a sign of the times.
Sure he did nothing but his job, but he exercised good judgement and a great deal of calmness (just like any of us would have, if given the opportunity and ability to focus for long enough) and brought this to a good end.
So, while you sit there, wondering if he 'deserves' to make a pile of money for a bookdeal ask youself these simple questions:
- Whats the average income of a professional baseball player, scratching his balls and wiping his nose for millions to see?
- How many hero's are cashing in big time on utterly senseless topics, be it having 16 children, burning wallstreet or making politics?
Crooks reign in this country, they run the shows, misbehavior and wrongdoing is promoted, abusing the little social network we have has become the norm, not the exception. People feel better as long as there is another person being worse off. My word: "Check your Attitude".
Suddenly Sully is one of us, a guy who was lucky and skilled enough to run from certain doom. Imagine the news if a single soul had died that day?
I'll prefer Sully's book over many others in my library. He speaks more to me than Octomom Birthmachine does.
Let him hit it big and make 10 million bucks. He is one of the few people I can see with all that money, without pot, weed and drunk driving charges.... or shooting people, which so many of our other "desperation hero's" seem to fall for these days.
granlistillo
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:yeahthat:
Brilliant absolutely Brilliant!
Brilliant absolutely Brilliant!
Orange Anchor
New Member
Nicely worded. Well done. Very well done.
Cessna414JJB
Unknown Member
My problem is obvious.
I joked about Sully, right after the incident too.
"Pissing Icecubes" and a lot of other stuff crossed my lips. When the press started to tear into the crew I became annoyed, because from just looking at Sully and Skiles I knew they where two experienced airmen, hit by a big booh booh that day. There was a lot of luck involved too and I would fall on my ass if Sully would not acknowledge this.
When the press called my house, asking for insider information (!) I had nothing to respond other than this:
Let me assure you, the idiot who called hated me for this.
A few minutes later they had dug up some retired airport manager who blurted out statements that would have sent the cows on the field into a depression...
My rule: "Let others talk out of their rear end."
Another rule: "If people think you are a fool for shutting up, it is better for them to think that then it would be if you opened your mouth and removed all doubt'
I have never flown a A320, I never will. All I did to deserve the call from the press was an email I sent in 2004 after a gear up, in which I slapped the reporter around like a sex doll. Stupid idiotc speculators, nothing else they are. I received another call when Colgan lost the Dash 8.
In my book there is more to Sully that his 3 minutes of spotlight. He is what I like to see on the left seat of an airliner, well trained, calm, relaxed and humble. Until this incident his name had never crossed my screen, frankly I did not know there was a Sully at all.
I can not (unable, physically and emotionally) undermine or question someones integrity without knowing that person. Doing that, in my book is the equivalent to being just another senseless purpose lacking mobster. My preference is to approach my 'peers' (even if on different levels in terms of ATP, CFI or Private Student) with a basic amount of respect. I will not and have not kissed the floor Sully walks on, I won't collapse if I ever get him to appear in one of my Safety Meetings (I respect him, but I do not adore or worship him). I'd like to be able to drain every piece of knowledge, skill and ability out of my peers, so we can be better pilots someday. Quite selfish, I know, but I share my experience and knowledge too. I won't slime my ass off when I ever run into Doug (I think he is doing an awesome thing by fostering this forum) but I'd like to see him as a peer, not as a master.
From what I read here against Sully and his bookdeal, I must realize that there are many many people out there with very big ego problems. They simply cannot accept other people being more sucessful, more "go getters" more organized, or simply financially more independent then themselfes. It used to be different in this country, and I miss these times. "Live and let live" used to be the motto. Now it appears to be "Smear and make sure not to get smeared". We need to stop slinging mud and feces at each other, just because the big guys do it, does not mean we have to be the same. Sully is one of us. Remember that next time Octomom creeps over your screen.
I joked about Sully, right after the incident too.
"Pissing Icecubes" and a lot of other stuff crossed my lips. When the press started to tear into the crew I became annoyed, because from just looking at Sully and Skiles I knew they where two experienced airmen, hit by a big booh booh that day. There was a lot of luck involved too and I would fall on my ass if Sully would not acknowledge this.
When the press called my house, asking for insider information (!) I had nothing to respond other than this:
Let me assure you, the idiot who called hated me for this.
A few minutes later they had dug up some retired airport manager who blurted out statements that would have sent the cows on the field into a depression...
My rule: "Let others talk out of their rear end."
Another rule: "If people think you are a fool for shutting up, it is better for them to think that then it would be if you opened your mouth and removed all doubt'
I have never flown a A320, I never will. All I did to deserve the call from the press was an email I sent in 2004 after a gear up, in which I slapped the reporter around like a sex doll. Stupid idiotc speculators, nothing else they are. I received another call when Colgan lost the Dash 8.
In my book there is more to Sully that his 3 minutes of spotlight. He is what I like to see on the left seat of an airliner, well trained, calm, relaxed and humble. Until this incident his name had never crossed my screen, frankly I did not know there was a Sully at all.
I can not (unable, physically and emotionally) undermine or question someones integrity without knowing that person. Doing that, in my book is the equivalent to being just another senseless purpose lacking mobster. My preference is to approach my 'peers' (even if on different levels in terms of ATP, CFI or Private Student) with a basic amount of respect. I will not and have not kissed the floor Sully walks on, I won't collapse if I ever get him to appear in one of my Safety Meetings (I respect him, but I do not adore or worship him). I'd like to be able to drain every piece of knowledge, skill and ability out of my peers, so we can be better pilots someday. Quite selfish, I know, but I share my experience and knowledge too. I won't slime my ass off when I ever run into Doug (I think he is doing an awesome thing by fostering this forum) but I'd like to see him as a peer, not as a master.
From what I read here against Sully and his bookdeal, I must realize that there are many many people out there with very big ego problems. They simply cannot accept other people being more sucessful, more "go getters" more organized, or simply financially more independent then themselfes. It used to be different in this country, and I miss these times. "Live and let live" used to be the motto. Now it appears to be "Smear and make sure not to get smeared". We need to stop slinging mud and feces at each other, just because the big guys do it, does not mean we have to be the same. Sully is one of us. Remember that next time Octomom creeps over your screen.
Number1atNumber2
Tries to keep it fun.
Well said! On both posts!