Here's a little tidbit

The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight who drew worldwide acclaim for successfully landing a plane last month after a blown engine strafed the fuselage with debris wasn't even supposed to be aboard Flight 1380.

Captain Tammie Jo Shults told ABC News’ 20/20 her husband, Dean, also a Southwest pilot, was supposed to captain the Boeing 737 that day. They swapped flights so Shults could see their son participate in a track meet.

“I’m not trading with him anymore,” Shults laughed.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 597530002/

Reminder------starts in a few

Who cares? She didn’t do anything heroic she just did her job. The plane was was flying just fine.

flyguy84 wrote:

Who cares? She didn’t do anything heroic she just did her job. The plane was was flying just fine.

Bingo, thank you for summing up my thoughts exactly. I myself have over 10,000 hours and I’m currently an airline Captain, and I think this is blown way out of proportion. Too much glamor over a fatality on this flight. The crew did a great job getting the plane on the ground, but it was well within the normal parameters of flying an airplane.

cbphoto wrote:

flyguy84 wrote:

Who cares? She didn’t do anything heroic she just did her job. The plane was was flying just fine.

Bingo, thank you for summing up my thoughts exactly. I myself have over 10,000 hours and I’m currently an airline Captain, and I think this is blown way out of proportion. Too much glamor over a fatality on this flight. The crew did a great job getting the plane on the ground, but it was well within the normal parameters of flying an airplane.

A lot of flight crews dog Sully too. I agree in this case they still had one engine and altitude a few things Sully did not have so yes they even with a unusual situation it was not like some other well known emergencies but you know the media they have to have something to chew on.

This has some real horrible journalism. They make evwrything so dramatic. I hate the news and when they report airlines

This has some real horrible journalism. They make evwrything so dramatic. I hate the news whwn they report on airlines

So she and her hubby switched shifts? Oh goodness, I can see it now if she asks him to do some extra chores lol

stratosphere wrote:

cbphoto wrote:

flyguy84 wrote:

Who cares? She didn’t do anything heroic she just did her job. The plane was was flying just fine.

Bingo, thank you for summing up my thoughts exactly. I myself have over 10,000 hours and I’m currently an airline Captain, and I think this is blown way out of proportion. Too much glamor over a fatality on this flight. The crew did a great job getting the plane on the ground, but it was well within the normal parameters of flying an airplane.

A lot of flight crews dog Sully too. I agree in this case they still had one engine and altitude a few things Sully did not have so yes they even with a unusual situation it was not like some other well known emergencies but you know the media they have to have something to chew on.

I think Sully definitely deserves and received more respect from peers in the industry. That being said, most flight crews dogged Sully when he started to take advantage of his fame and use it to lobby the industry. He was a hell of a pilot, but by no means an expert on industry topics. That’s my two cents at least.

cbphoto wrote:

stratosphere wrote:

cbphoto wrote:

Bingo, thank you for summing up my thoughts exactly. I myself have over 10,000 hours and I’m currently an airline Captain, and I think this is blown way out of proportion. Too much glamor over a fatality on this flight. The crew did a great job getting the plane on the ground, but it was well within the normal parameters of flying an airplane.

A lot of flight crews dog Sully too. I agree in this case they still had one engine and altitude a few things Sully did not have so yes they even with a unusual situation it was not like some other well known emergencies but you know the media they have to have something to chew on.

I think Sully definitely deserves and received more respect from peers in the industry. That being said, most flight crews dogged Sully when he started to take advantage of his fame and use it to lobby the industry. He was a hell of a pilot, but by no means an expert on industry topics. That’s my two cents at least.

Well I guess that is what happens when human nature takes over. Like politicians I think they start out wanting to do the right thing but greed and money are close so they just go for it.

cbphoto wrote:

flyguy84 wrote:

Who cares? She didn’t do anything heroic she just did her job. The plane was was flying just fine.

Bingo, thank you for summing up my thoughts exactly. I myself have over 10,000 hours and I’m currently an airline Captain, and I think this is blown way out of proportion. Too much glamor over a fatality on this flight. The crew did a great job getting the plane on the ground, but it was well within the normal parameters of flying an airplane.

Such a stud

flyguy84 wrote:

Who cares? She didn’t do anything heroic she just did her job. The plane was was flying just fine.

Bingo

20/20? Oh goody, maybe they'll even have scary Mary Schiavo come on and share some of her thoughts on this heroic act..