Fifidriver is the stupidest, least informed pilot I have ever seen. Does he even have a concept of what happens when you blindly advance the throttles during a compressor stall, especially with engine damage? Why do you think that advancing throttles to TOGA IS NOT a mandatory part of that procedure? He knew he had hit a flock of geese and took the exactly proper action. You know what? The FAA lauded Sully for his actions, and he won several awards from KNOWLEDGEABLE pilot and industry groups.
Fifi, You're the idiot! Just another example of how out of touch the west group is, and why experience, not windfalls, are the marketable commodity for pilots.
I don't consider Sully a scab. But what he did that day any of us could have done. The flight controls of the aircraft were still working and he have full control. Did he make the right decision to go in the Hudson? It worked out. Did he make the right decision not to go to TOGO? Who knows. Except from the beginning of training we are all taught that if the aircraft is sinking and you can't stop it you ADD power. Would it have made a difference? Who knows.
Is Sully a hero? That is for others to decide. Was Sully lucky with all if the factors of that accident? Absolutely.
My problem is not with Sully and what he did that day. He reacted.
My problem and I think what the west's problem with Sully are his decisions AFTER the accident. He made a [font="Calibri""]
conscious[/font] and deliberate decision to get on that witness stand and tell that BS story. Sully added nothing to the Addington trial. There was no logical reason for either Sully or Skiles to take part in that DFR trial. They added nothing and the judge and jury saw it for what it was. Celebrity flash to distract from the case.
Sully had embarrassed himself by the time he got off the stand. I was there that day. The jury did not react favorable. When Sully got off the stand he left the court room immediately, and the usapa lawyers all went running after him because he knew that trying to help usapa had cost him credibility.
If you don't believe me ask around. After that trail did Sully ever do anything for usapa after that? Anything! After the Addington trial Sully would not even return phone calls to usapa. One of the reps told me that whenever usapa would get in a bind the east reps would say "let's call Sully" The response from Cleary was "Sully is not returning our phone calls, his people say he is to busy".
Skiles was even worse. He had no reason to be in that court. He appeared to be the angry F/O wanting more than he got. He was proven to be untrustworthy. One of the first things he said was that with the Nicolau he was not going to be a captain. Yet it was proven that at the time he could have held captain in DCA or another base. The jury saw Skiles for what he was.
Neither of them should have been in that court room. What those two did AFTER is the problem the west has with them.
As far as experience flying the airbus. You better check your history. The west has been flying airbus longer then you guys. The west is more experienced. Also most learned when we had to know something about the airplane. Not this AQP comic book version of training.
