The value of experience was recently demonstrated by a pilot for US Airways. On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 took off from La Guardia Airport in New York City, when after several minutes in flight a flock, of birds collided with the engines and both engines shut down. The pilot, Chesley Sullenberger, could not return to La Guardia airport nor fly to a nearby airport to land the plane which had completely lost power. Instead, he safely landed the plane on the Hudson River, thus saving all 155 people aboard. When asked how he managed to do this, Mr. Sullenberger replied: “For 42 years, I had made small, regular deposits of education, training, and experience and the experience balance was sufficient that on January 15th, I could make a sudden, large withdrawal.”
February 19, 2010 at 6:36 pm |
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