As far as I know only Jesus Christ walked on water. There was nobody after him who performed this superhuman feat.
So why is Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger is treated like the embodiment of Jesus?
The man is an airline pilot. An airline pilot with a lots of experience and with a very good salary. The man is paid to fly. That is his job. He is not a banker or financial person who would get a bonus even for a lousy job.
If Sullenberger had crashed the plane he wouldn't have received a bonus like the bankers did for crashing the plane carrying the US economy.
This man was flying US Air Flight 1549 from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina when the plane developed mechanical problems due to too many birds. As a last resort he ditched the plane in the Hudson River and thank God everybody on board survived.
It is obvious that this man didn't want to die either. He didn't have a death wish. He is very well balanced individual who seems to be in perfect control of his emotions and actions.
He did what he was trained for and what he is being paid for. It's just that in his case the outcome is a little more dramatic than it would be for a bus driver. Pilots are more glamorous than bus drivers. Even on the Bachelor TV show they invited a pilot and not a bus driver.
Bus drivers are Ralph Kramdens while pilots are the Sullys in the public eye. And it is a shame.
Anyhow, in my opinion Capt. Sullenberger is on an ego trip of a lifetime. At the beginning in all the interviews he gave it was always me, me, me. Never a word about his co-pilot or the rest of the plane's crew. It couldn't be helped but he was very visible on every TV station and always him alone.
The first time I really saw the rest of his crew was at the opening ceremony of the Super Bowl in 2009 where they were the guests.
As I heard his co-pilot went back to flying shortly after the mishap but as far as the good captain is concerned he seems to be too busy being a celebrity. I can understand that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make big bucks and why not use it. But I am sure there are more tasteful ways of doing it.
He was at the Super Bowl last year, he was the Grand Marshal at the Rose Parade this year, the countless interviews, then there is today's anniversary celebration. Will this ever end?
Don't misunderstand me, I hope I have pilot like him on my plane if I ever get into trouble like he did. And I am happy for all the people who happened to be on that flight.
But just like the September 11 World Trade Center disaster when will all memorials and the adulation stop.
Capt. Sullenberger is a man, he is not a saint so why can we not stop treating him like one?
This was an airplane accident that had a happy ending. Can it not be let go at that?
So why is Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger is treated like the embodiment of Jesus?
The man is an airline pilot. An airline pilot with a lots of experience and with a very good salary. The man is paid to fly. That is his job. He is not a banker or financial person who would get a bonus even for a lousy job.
If Sullenberger had crashed the plane he wouldn't have received a bonus like the bankers did for crashing the plane carrying the US economy.
This man was flying US Air Flight 1549 from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina when the plane developed mechanical problems due to too many birds. As a last resort he ditched the plane in the Hudson River and thank God everybody on board survived.
It is obvious that this man didn't want to die either. He didn't have a death wish. He is very well balanced individual who seems to be in perfect control of his emotions and actions.
He did what he was trained for and what he is being paid for. It's just that in his case the outcome is a little more dramatic than it would be for a bus driver. Pilots are more glamorous than bus drivers. Even on the Bachelor TV show they invited a pilot and not a bus driver.
Bus drivers are Ralph Kramdens while pilots are the Sullys in the public eye. And it is a shame.
Anyhow, in my opinion Capt. Sullenberger is on an ego trip of a lifetime. At the beginning in all the interviews he gave it was always me, me, me. Never a word about his co-pilot or the rest of the plane's crew. It couldn't be helped but he was very visible on every TV station and always him alone.
The first time I really saw the rest of his crew was at the opening ceremony of the Super Bowl in 2009 where they were the guests.
As I heard his co-pilot went back to flying shortly after the mishap but as far as the good captain is concerned he seems to be too busy being a celebrity. I can understand that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make big bucks and why not use it. But I am sure there are more tasteful ways of doing it.
He was at the Super Bowl last year, he was the Grand Marshal at the Rose Parade this year, the countless interviews, then there is today's anniversary celebration. Will this ever end?
Don't misunderstand me, I hope I have pilot like him on my plane if I ever get into trouble like he did. And I am happy for all the people who happened to be on that flight.
But just like the September 11 World Trade Center disaster when will all memorials and the adulation stop.
Capt. Sullenberger is a man, he is not a saint so why can we not stop treating him like one?
This was an airplane accident that had a happy ending. Can it not be let go at that?
