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Chesley Sullenberger

military officer, aircraft pilot, expert, visiting professor, glider pilot, diplomat, author, commercial pilot

1951

Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is an American retired aircraft pilot, diplomat and aviation safety expert, who is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 people aboard survived. After the Hudson landing, Sullenberger became an outspoken advocate for aviation safety and helped develop new protocols for flight safety. He served as the co-chairman, along with his co-pilot on Flight 1549, Jeffrey Skiles, of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)'s Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.

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It's almost an out of body experience to see things that First Officer Jeff Skiles and I said in the cockpit together, played by actors.

Chesley Sullenberger

Medical professionals are as skilled and as dedicated as any, but they operate within a fragmented system that has not progressed as far as we have in aviation.

Chesley Sullenberger

There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

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