#Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger

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"We cannot wait for someone to save us. We must do it ourselves. This Election Day is a crucial opportunity to again demonstrate the best in each of us by doing our duty and voting...

“We cannot wait for someone to save us. We must do it ourselves. This Election Day is a crucial opportunity to again demonstrate the best in each of us by doing our duty and voting…

“We cannot wait for someone to save us. We must do it ourselves. This Election Day is a crucial opportunity to again demonstrate the best in each of us by doing our duty and voting… for leaders who are committed to the values that will unite and protect us. Years from now, when our grandchildren learn about this critical time in our nation’s history, they may ask if we got involved, if we made…

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I don't like not being in control of the process. I want my self back.

Sully, Sully

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Captain Sully - Chesley Sullenberger flies an F-16 - And Loving it

Captain Sully – Chesley Sullenberger flies an F-16 – And Loving it

Retired Captain “Sully” Sullenberger became famous for a perfect landing after his piloting skill saved every person aboard US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009. In a promotion for the Thunderbirds performance at Travis AFB in California on May 6,7, Sully was given the chance to fly an F-16. He wasn’t about to pass it up. “I finally get a chance to fly the F-16 … who knew?” Captain “Sully” became an…

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"SULLY"

“SULLY”

      15 stycznia 2009 roku cały świat był świadkiem „Cudu na rzece Hudson”, kiedy to kapitan „Sully” Sullenberger posadził uszkodzony samolot na zimnych wodach rzeki Hudson, ratując życie 155 osobom znajdującym się na pokładzie. Jednak, mimo że opinia publiczna i media głośno wychwalały Sully’ego za jego wyjątkowe umiejętności lotnicze, w czasie śledztwa zostały ujawnione fakty, które mogły…

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THEY MADE ME do it. Everybody implored me to finally go and watch “Sully,” the Clint Eastwood-directed movie starring Tom Hanks as U.S. Airways captain Chesley Sullenberger, guardian angel of flight 1549, the engineless Airbus that splashed into the Hudson River eight years ago. When the movie was first released, back in September, I refused to see it. I’d watched too many big-screen butcher jobs — the chokingly awful “Flight,” for example, with Denzel Washington — and didn’t need the aggravation. But then the testimonials started coming in, boasting of the film’s surprising levels of accuracy and authenticity. This, I was told again and again, is the rare Hollywood movie that gets the pilot stuff right.

Why do I listen to these people? The screening took place at my friend Todd’s home theater. Todd, like me, is an airline pilot who flies 767s. Todd was a good viewing partner because, like me, he was skeptical from the start, but also because he’s less of a crank and was bound to keep me in check when my complaints got too whiny or pedantic. Except, in the end, neither of us much liked the movie. Cue 96 minutes of commiserative eye-rolling and sporadic laughter.

If there’s a saving grace, it’s that the cockpit scenes are brief. So far as that “pilot stuff” goes, there’s just not enough of it to really get it wrong. The silliest scene, to me, is the reenactment of the takeoff sequence, where we see Sully and his first officer, Jeff Skiles (played by Aaron Eckhart, whose bushy ‘stache, I have to say, is groovily pilot-like), gazing out the window as their jet climbs away. The cockpit is eerily silent, as if the engines have somehow already quit, and the two men chat lazily about the beauty of the Gotham skyline in winter. Realism grade: F-minus. The first few minutes after takeoff are about the busiest portion of any flight. There’s a lot going on, from the flap retraction sequence to various turns and climb segments. And there’s a ton of radio chatter. It’s a very noisy, task-intensive several minutes, especially out of an airport like LaGuardia. Then come the geese. And there go the engines. Skiles, who was at the controls, gives the jet over to Sully, who gets the heroics going. Skiles then consults the QRH and begins an oddly stilted reading of the emergency checklist (a little too emotionless and flat, though apparently true to the CVR, wordage-wise). And, a couple of minutes later, we get the splashdown into the icy river, digitally rendered in a manner that strikes me as probably more violent and forceful than it was in real life.

Later — indeed for most of the movie — the bad-guy investigators are on Sully’s ass about his decision to ditch in the water rather than attempt a return to LGA. As part of their complaint, they make the point, several times, that one of the plane’s engines hadn’t totally failed, but had remained at idle thrust. The implication here is that an idling engine would’ve helped get them back to the airport. This made no sense either to me or to Todd, as idle thrust is just that: idle. It produces little or no push, and wouldn’t have been useful. What were they saying here, that the pilots could have pushed up the throttle and found more power? It’s not clear. (In any case, it wasn’t true. As Sully contested, the engine had been wrecked, though investigators, and in turn viewers, don’t learn this until the very end.)

The whole return-to-La Guardia question has irked me from the start. Simulator experiments show that flight 1549 could have made it back to the airport. But this assumed ideal conditions and instantaneous decision-making, including a well-rehearsed crew that knew exactly what was about to happen. The real-world scenario was a lot messier, as these things always are. Sullenberger weighed the options. Sure, they might have made it back. But if he was wrong — even a small wind shift could throw off the glide — the result would be an Airbus A320 crashing headlong into one of the most populated areas of New York City. Landing in the water was hardly ideal, but it was the best and safest choice. I was also introduced a magical new term that in all my years of flying I’d never heard before: “sub-idle.” The engine was at “sub-idle.” Presumably this is something even less useful than idle? So why are we hearing about it? “What the heck is ‘sub-idle’?” I said to Todd. “Is Tom Hanks’ hair really that gray,” answered Todd. “Or did they just color it that way?” “Why is there so much trouble in the world?” I said, quoting my favorite line from “Blue Velvet.” We were getting punchy. It was all a little much.

Of course, “Sully” isn’t a movie about flying. The cockpit sequences are almost incidental. It’s about Sullenberger the man, and his weathering of the investigation that followed. On this count, however, the movie fails harder. Eastwood gives us Sully as a kind of everyman American hero, in battle with obstructive bureaucrats trying to railroad him. But according to those who were there, that’s simply not how things played out.

“The portrayal of the NTSB investigators in the new ‘Sully’ movie as prosecutors is not only wildly inaccurate but grossly unfair,” said Mark Dombroff, an aviation lawyer who represented U.S. Airways during the investigation.

Folks at the NTSB, which is about the most highly respected government agency that exists, have been no less critical. I received an email from Robert Benzon, Investigator-In-Charge of the board’s inquiry into the flight 1549 accident. “This movie will hinder the success of future NTSB investigations,” wrote Benzon, “because of its incredibly inaccurate depiction of how such investigations are conducted. The NTSB needs the cooperation of all investigation participants: aircraft and engine manufactures, airline operators, the FAA, employee unions, and very importantly flight crewmembers. ‘Sully’ was a step backward.”

Ouch. Watching the movie, this resentment is easy to understand. The investigators are shown as caricatured villains, hostile to a point that simply isn’t believable. And the ridiculous, time-compressed version of the review board’s final hearing, in the film’s closing minutes, during which Sully is vindicated and everybody goes home happy, is nothing if not goofy — a contrived, Disneyfied portrayal that mocks the actual investigators’ hard work and dedication.

When Todd flicked off the screen, we turned and smirked at each other. We were, suffice it to say, underwhelmed.

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Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger: You are looking for human error. Then make it human.

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Episode 51: Smash Brothers, Oscars & Gods and Robots

Happy Australia Day/ Invasion day or just plain hi, how are you today; whatever floats your boat these days. Hopefully everyone is taking care of themselves in this extra hot summer and keeping hydrated. Whoever it was that invited Diablo or whoever please send them home. Happy 20th birthday to Super Smash Bros, it seemed like 20 years at the E3 release for the latest installment of fun, but no, the game with the same head developer is 20, well done. We meander down the path of other games that have stood the test of time, either in the same original format of reincarnated into newer and slightly different formats. Then DJ brings us some news about the Oscar nominations, and Black Panther is on it, I know, yay, go Marvel. DJ is happy about that, and congratulations on a super hero movie finally getting a nomination. Hollywood is starting to recognise Nerds are a large market share finally. There are some interesting names on the list, including Green Book, a film worth checking out. Then Buck brings us a book entitled ‘Gods and Robots’ that looks at the historical accounts of robots and automatons throughout civilisation in many different forms. He is like a kid in a candy shop he is so excited. We also have the regular shout outs and events of interest, including a special birthday for Selma and Patty, who? Listen and find out. Thanks as always for your continued listening and support, take care of yourselves and look out for each other, and drink heaps of water.

EPISODE NOTES:

Super Smash brother turns 20

- https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1087140521020088320/

- https://www.videogamer.com/news/super-smash-bros-turns-20-today

Oscar Nominations 2019

- https://variety.com/2019/film/news/oscar-nominations-2019-list-1203112405/

Gods and Robots

- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/our-fascination-robots-goes-all-way-back-antiquity

Games currently playing

Professor

– Super Smash Brother Ultimate - https://www.smashbros.com/en_AU/

Buck

– Elder Scrolls Online - https://store.steampowered.com/app/306130/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online/

DJ

– Darksiders 3 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/606280/Darksiders_III/

Other topics discussed

Pong (1972 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982 Game)

 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game)

881 E.T cartridges buried

- https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/08/881-e-t-cartridges-buried-in-new-mexico-desert-sell-for-107930-15/

Pac Man (1980 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man

Asteroids (1979 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game)

Spacewar (1962 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewar!

Frogger (1981 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogger

Call of Duty (first-person shooter video game franchise)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty

Master hand (Smash Brothers boss)

- https://supersmashbros.fandom.com/wiki/Master_Hand

Street Fighter (fighting video game franchise)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter

Double Dragon (1987 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_(video_game)

Double Dragon 4 (2017 Game)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_IV

The Day of the Triffids (1951 Novel)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids

Oscar nomination firsts

- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-23/oscar-nominations-netflix-roma-marvel-black-panther-historic/10738056

- https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/oscar-nominees-2019-first-superhero.html

Seasame Street Lawsuit against Happytime Murders’ Lawsuit

- http://fortune.com/2018/05/31/the-happytime-murders-movie-lawsuit/

Lady Gaga quoting Bradley Cooper when winning an award

- https://www.thehits.co.nz/spy/lady-gaga-uses-the-exact-same-same-quote-about-bradley-cooper-in-every-a-star-is-born-interview-and-it-is-hilarious/

Neil Patrick Harris

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris

Lady Gaga wins Golden Globes for best actress in American Horror Story

- https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/lady-gaga-golden-globe-winner-american-horror-story-hotel-1201676564/

Halle Berry wins Oscar for Best Actress

- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/movies/beautiful-mind-wins-best-actress-goes-to-halle-berry.html

Monster’s Ball

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster%27s_Ball

Oscar awards shake up

- https://www.nme.com/news/change-is-coming-oscars-announce-new-awards-for-next-years-ceremony-2364546

- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/21/oscars-awards-diversity-crisis-african-american

Animatronio (Futurama character)

- https://theinfosphere.org/Animatronio

Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology at Amazon

- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691183511/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=sciencenews06-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0691183511&linkId=f7c8730b7bc5b59c66bfc44d81571bdd

Adrienne Mayor (Author)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Mayor

Super Smash Brothers trophy option

- https://www.ssbwiki.com/trophy

Fallout 76 is not going free to play

- https://www.pcgamer.com/au/fallout-76-is-not-going-free-to-play-in-case-you-were-wondering/

Phantom Zone (DC Comics)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Zone

The Cell (2000 Movie)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cell

Pasteurization process

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization

Milkmaids and the Smallpox Vaccine

- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/02/01/582370199/whats-the-real-story-about-the-milkmaid-and-the-smallpox-vaccine

Shoutouts

23 Jan 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman M.D - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-woman-m-d

23 Jan 1922 – Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to receive insulin injections as treatment for diabetes - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/insulin-injection-aids-diabetic-patient

20 Jan 2019 - Masazo Nonaka, the world's oldest man, dies aged 113 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-21/masazo-nonaka-worlds-oldest-man-dies/10730738

Famous Birthdays

19 Jan 1736 – James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. He developed the concept of horsepower, and the SI unit of power, the watt, was named after him, born in Greenock, Renfrewshire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt

19 Jan 1809 -Edgar Allan Poe, American writer, poet and critic (The Pit and the Pendulum) considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre (Murders in the Rue Morgue), born in Boston, Massachusetts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

Dec 1854 or Jun 1855 – Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police murderer. One of the last bushrangers, and by far the most famous, he is best known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police, born in Beveridge, Colony of Victoria - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly

22 Jan 1934 – Bill Bixby, American actor (The Incredible Hulk, My Favourite Martian & The Magician) director, producer, and frequent game-show panellist, born in San Francisco, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bixby

23 Jan 1950 – Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (McGuyver & Stargate franchise) and producer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dean_Anderson

23 Jan 1951 - Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III aka Sully, American retired airline captain who, on January 15, 2009, landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 persons aboard survived, born in Denison, Texas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger

22 Jan 1940 – Sir John Hurt, English actor (Dr Who, V for Vendetta, Hellboy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Harry Potter film series) his screen and stage career spanned more than 50 years, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hurt

Events of Interest

22 Jan 1987 - Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself at a press conference on live national television, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

23 Jan 1957 - Toy Company Wham-O produces the first Frisbees - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toy-company-wham-o-produces-first-frisbees

22 Jan 1984 - The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial.

- https://www.businessinsider.com.au/apple-super-bowl-retrospective-2014-1?r=US&IR=T

- https://www.upi.com/Iconic-Super-Bowl-ad-35-years-ago-sparked-Apples-rise-to-a-1T-company/2381548117342/

Intro

Artist – Goblins from Mars

Song Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)

Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJ

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What really helped me in dealing with this was that I realized I had to make this experience a part of me, not simply something that had happened to me. I had to integrate it into my psyche, to made it part of my life experience that made me who I am and not feel like it was just a trauma–to take control of it, to embrace it, and that’s what finally helped the most.

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger  

as quoted in Newsweek article “ 'SULLY' RESPONDS TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT TAMMIE JO SHULTS LANDING PLANE, RECOUNTS PROCESSING TRAUMA “ BY EWAN PALMER AND TRACY LEE ON 4/19/18

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No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Here's a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn't stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on Bright Eyes.4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.6) Nadia Comaneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 2313) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 2414) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures David and Pieta by age 2818) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech I Have a Dream.24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and 49 years old when he wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver's order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote The Hunger Games34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote The Cat in the Hat.40) Chesley Sully Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President. A quote from, Pablo .For more picture and video quotes, check out our site at http://WhoSaid.Xyz

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"We need to try to do the right thing every time, to perform at our best, because we never know which moment in our lives we'll be judged on." - Chesley B. Sullenberger. . #flight #crewlife #boeing #airbus #airbus320 #usairways #flight1549 #sully #aviationhistory #quotes #quote http://fat.ly/26lnp [ Instagram ]

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"We need to try to do the right thing every time, to perform at our best, because we never know which moment in our lives we'll be judged on." - Chesley B. Sullenberger. . #flight #crewlife #boeing #airbus #airbus320 #usairways #flight1549 #sully #aviationhistory #quotes #quote http://fat.ly/26lnc [ Instagram ]

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TITOLO: Sully

GENERE: Drammatico

REGIA: Clint Eastwood

CAST PRINCIPALE: Tom Hanks, Aaron Heckart, Laura Linney

ANNO: 2016

DURATA:  96 min

VALUTAZIONE: 7+/10

IN POCHE PAROLE: Il comandante Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger è appena decollato da New York...una mattinata comune per Sully (Tom Hanks), pilota di linea che da più di quarant'anni viaggia nei cieli di tutto il mondo. Ma non sarà come gli altri giorni: uno stormo di uccelli danneggia in modo irreparabile i motori dell'aereo, che rischia seriamente di precipitare e portare con sé verso la catastrofe i 155 passeggeri. Ed è ecco la decisione inaspettata: il comandante decide di tentare l'ammaraggio sul fiume Hudson, sufficientemente grande per provare la manovra. “Sully” narra i drammatici fatti di una storia realmente accaduta, dando largo spazio all'inchiesta aperta sul caso e al lato emotivo di una persona divenuta per molti un eroe e per altri invece qualcuno che ha gestito male una situazione critica. Clint Eastwood alla guida di questa pellicola (un'altra sua “american-hero-story”) godibile e ben gestita soprattutto grazie ad un montaggio interessante che evita la caduta, molto alta, nella banalità.

CURIOSITA': Prima collaborazione fra Clint Eastwood e Tom Hanks

QUOTE: “Qui è il comandante. Prepararsi all'impatto!”

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Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger: It’s all about the timing, Larry. You can accomplish anything if you’re never in a hurry.

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Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger: I don’t feel like a hero. I’m just a man who was doing his job.

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Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger: Everything is unprecedented until it happens for the first time.

[whosaidxyz]

No matter how old you are now. You are never too y…

No matter how old you are now. You are never too y…

No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Here’s a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on Bright Eyes.4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.6) Nadia Comaneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 2313) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 2414) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures David and Pieta by age 2818) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech I Have a Dream.24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and 49 years old when he wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote The Hunger Games34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote The Cat in the Hat.40) Chesley Sully Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President

- Pablo

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