Sully
I think there is enough interest in aviation on this forum that it's not too far out of bounds to discuss a civilian flying movie here.
It's a good flying movie and shows convincingly the stress that Sully Sullenberger underwent being grilled by the NTSB after the "miracle on the Hudson." They tried to nail him because the aircraft data indicated the left engine was still running but had been throttled back, not destroyed by ingested geese. As well they ran simulations that "proved" the plane could have turned around and made it back to La Guardia. However they did this by giving the people who flew the simulations briefings and practice. What they did was make an immediate turn back to La Guardia the second the bird strikes happened.
By contrast, Sully and his copilot had to assess the damage and deal with all the options, as well as talk to ATC. Who by the way had a hard time believing he had lost both engines.
When the NTSB made the simulator pilots wait 35 seconds to turn... A minimum amount of time to think about it, the very best they could do was hit the approach lights, or fireball into buildings. The final day of the hearing, the left engine was recovered autopsied having lost half of its turbine blades and totally unable to provide any thrust.
Sully is shown in his USAF days flying an F-4 with another one in company and I am not sure if it's good cgi or if they managed it fire up some old QF-4's to show how he handled a flight control failure.
All in all he emerges as a true hero, a self effacing regular guy whose experience, judgement, and skill saved 155 lives including his own.
The crash is shown in pieces and flashbacks and flash-forwards. Very Clint Eastwood direction! Also you will learn more about the ferry boats and scuba cops that saved everyone including two people who got off the airplane into the water. Highly recommended to anyone interested in aviation.
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