Flight 1549 on letterman

[@Matthew-ut6ed]

I love it when Jeff Skiles says "I've had an engine failure, but just one at a time" and Sully replies "good plan..."

[@moniquemcpherson6927]

Great line. Just like when Skiles said during the inquiry, "I'd do it in July."

[@amandahhhanne]

I love how, in one of his first answers, Sully highlights Jeff. ‘He actually has more hours than I do...’ True class act.

[@kachaso]

Yes that’s just a classic humble dude

[@zak9434]

That was just to seem so.. Played it awfully smart.. If he were that considerable, he would have asked JEFF about his opinion earlier before the plane was about to hit water

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Sully is very humble despite being literally the man.

[@Batya-Grace]

@@zak9434 … Sully was the captain, and they had come to an agreement early on that it was his plane, meaning that he, Sully, was the main one in charge, and they are close friends too, so Jeff has no animosity. You’re just being unreasonably suspicious and cynical.

[@zak9434]

@@Batya-Grace unreasonably suspicious and cynical?? What is the point in asking the first officer about his opinion few seconds before hitting the water? That is what he wanted as he was seeking fame.. He started deviating towards the river while telling the air traffic controllers that he wanted to go to the nearest airports.. Use your minds guys

[@angc214]

Letterman: So you're job is to restart the engines. Skiles: I failed. Sully: So hard to find good help. Had me rolling.

[@bgold2007]

After 9:25

[@mosabhijazi4701]

Jeff doesnt get enough credit , i salute both captains and crew , they are heros, incredibly qualified and amazing sense of humor.

[@xjcrossx]

I was kind of annoyed that the movie made was called Sully, not Flight 1549, or my choice which would've been: "Cactus 1549", but to name it Sully annoys me.

[@haplessasshole9615]

Captain Sully does a phenomenal job of letting Skiles shine He knows just how much he owes to the fact that he knew he had a reliable First Officer beside him -- someone who could be relied upon to restart the engines, if it was in any way possible. (Typical flyboy response -- "I tried. I failed.") They're a great comedic duo, aren't they? And they're proof that there are no stupid pilots. I mean, have you ever met a *truly* funny person, or a person who is as *truly* laconic and generous of stage time as Sullenberger is (while always being really, really funny) who isn't also brilliant?

[@EtzEchad]

They weren't heroes. What they were was incredibly skilled professionals. The word "hero" is completely overused. Lets celebrate them for doing a difficult job amazingly well. (One exception: after all the passengers were off, Sully walked the length of the cabin to make sure everyone was out. That was heroic. Putting your life in danger for your fellow man is the definition of a hero.)

[@luxxt.785]

@@xjcrossx If it annoys you then why are you even here?Its only proper to name this movie after the captain/pilot whose driving this Cactus 1549 whatever you call it because he was the one who did this remarkable landing in the water that saved the lives of 155 people.No pilot has ever done that in history that's why its called Sully,Miracle in the Hudson.This a perfect title and Its not Sully who thought of it, he's only there to tell his story and what happened that day!I know that there were many heroic acts also that contributed to this event but its NOTHING compared to what Sully did so just shut the hell up moron!

[@xjcrossx]

@@luxxt.785 calm down crazy ass. The miracle was not him landing one hudson in one piece, the miracle was him landing on the hudson _AND_ all 155 people making it off the airplane before the plane went under the water. It was a team effort. And I like letterman and I like the story, just not the name. Don't call me a moron you p.o.s. Also, the fact that you don't know what cactus refers to tells me I know more about this story than you ever will. And pilots don't drive planes, they fly them. How often you come across a plane while sitting at a red light, you moron.

[@CLSGL]

2 legendary pilots, 3 flawless flight attendants. All 5 of these crew members were so brave and were probably the best possible people in their positions. VERY lucky passengers

[@franziskani]

And the ferry / boat captains and the divers that jumped from higher up out of the helicopter into the water to be faster where needed - a distressed woman in the freezing cold water (they were on site 12 minutes after the water landing). That also was a little risky.

[@quacker143]

The 1st Officer Jeff is so funny. He just cracks one joke after the other to break the ice.

[@lauriej.5706]

They are all a great team of handsome charming people, real life heroes for sure.

[@sheilaf1946]

Yes he was hysterical!

[@fpoasec]

I was going to comment that. Yes, he's great!

[@tiffprendergast]

Laurie J. Yup

[@iamtheralwus]

Yeah, they're both comedians.

[@tylerh2311]

You could tell David enjoys talking to working class people for once instead of snobby celebrities..

[@corhydron111]

These people are more like middle class than working class but yeah I see your point

[@relativity375]

Back in the Carson days talk-show hosts were much more into inviting non-celebrities, and even now those shows are very refreshing...you never know what kinda guy you're gonna see, which is immensely more curious than watching a celeb do the same ol' routine

[@35diamondgirl]

David brought his best interviewing skills when his guests were news-makers like this flight crew, but he also knew how to engage with A-list celebrities like Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Julia Roberts, Al Pacino,Bill Murray, Amy Sedaris etc. because they knew how to be good guests and came prepared (and the same was true with Carson--he had his share of lackluster guests who were never invited back). David recognized when to get out of their way.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Or James Brown or Dennis Conner who won the America's Cup sailing race. You could see the awe in his face then!

[@scottrackley4457]

@@aislingsibeallyons3416 As a son-in-law of an ER Doctor, they earn every single penny, and are "working class". Also Sully and Jeff are also "working class", they worked their ass off and earned their pay that day. Also, do you know what it takes to be an astronaut?

[@davidpaul2222]

Jeff is great. Love these guys. True heroes. Plus the ladies that took care of 155 souls during this emergency. You go ladies.

[@beatrixvandermerwe2860]

How exactly did the ladies take care of the passengers except screaming brace

[@kylehollie]

As a former flight attendant. I am still amazed at this story. Crew and especially pilot literally flawless. Inspiring.

[@cacu3989]

Flight attendants are AMAZING. You get treated horribly by the public, and are highly trained professionals. 🥰

[@dawnkiamosley5042]

Thank You for all you do. You are so brave

[@DrVVVinK]

​@@cacu3989yes, sadly because I think most people view them as waitresses 😢

[@stewpuddy4161]

I'd love to have a dude like Jeff Skiles by my side in a crisis. The right amount of humility mixed with professionalism. Class crew, from top to bottom.

[@davecrupel2817]

Jeffery Skyles now flies vintage warplanes for a living. I couldn't have hoped for a better outcome for the man.

[@gomogo2000]

He's currently a pilot for American Airlines. I met him last Wednesday at a restaurant...one of the thrills of my life! He didn't mention anything about vintage warplanes, but I don't know for sure.

[@davecrupel2817]

@@gomogo2000 oh does he fly for american? I could have sworn I saw him flying a B-17 at one point, in a video. Maybe he stopped doing it... Or maybe I could have been totally wrong. I might have to take my comment down if it's true.

[@gomogo2000]

@@davecrupel2817 I know that after the "incident" 15 years ago he went to work for EAA...Experimental Aircraft Association...in Oshkosh WI. You can see him on an episode of American Pickers (titled Woody Woodpicker) there. Not sure when he made the transition to AA, so maybe it was a year ago. Either way, I think you're right cause that sounds like something from EAA.

[@garyhaber333]

All joking aside... These 2 are basically heroes. And their sense of humor is awesome.

[@KienDLuu]

The first thing that strikes me is how cool, calm, collected, witty these pilots are. I guess top notch pilots are a different breed.

[@dannytonnessen6896]

Kien D Luu my cousin is a pilot (she was too short to be a stewardess so she became a pilot instead, 😂 she now is definitely very grateful to have been 4ft 11in because now she’s a captain lol ) but seriously though pilots are definitely a completely different breed, they are normally just stable crazy people... which is what makes them soo amazing at their jobs! When high stress situations arise most people would be so completely convinced that there’s no way out that they wouldn’t even TRY TO DO ANYTHING TO SAVE THEMSELVES AND THOSE THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF! The stable crazy people tend to just see it as Tuesday and get on with the tasks necessary for survival and with as much ffreaking out as taking a shower!🚿 These are the same personalities that choose to run into danger as everyone else runs away! We take for granted our amazing pilots constantly and we never truly recognise their abilities or praise them like they deserve... Hardly a shocker though is it considering how badly the public treat the emergency services!

[@bwacuff169]

Intelligence seems to fall into - and between - two categories I've always labelled "deliberate" and "clever". Generally, neither is objectively better than the other but situationally, having the right type of intelligence in the right job is critical. Deliberate intelligence is ideal for pilots, people in the military, law enforcement and other emergency services etc where you want people who have command of a wide array of quality proccesses, a good sense of which process is appropriate, and will deliberately work through each step of that process. Clever intelligence is what you want in actors, musicians, teachers and the humanities,in general. People who will jump outside the box when they have a problem. Which is great if you're taping and episode of "Who's Line is it, Anyway?" but usually should be a last resort strategy in a cockpit emergency. There are a lot of jobs where you want a good mix of both: engineering teams for instance, where your clever people can innovate and your deliberate people can implement. I doubt civilization would be as advanced as it is without these two types of intelligence. They don't always work smoothly together but the end result of their cooperation is usually pretty impressive.

[@bamsebamse7075]

Indeed

[@bluehornet6752]

I flew for the better part of 30 years. I wouldn't say that pilots are all "cool, calm, collected" by nature. I mean, you are trained to remain that way--to stay focused on solving the problem, because panicking doesn't help anyone. I never flew for the airlines, but I did fly commercially--in commercial charter and government flight activities. The purpose of the checklists is obviously so you don't miss something that might possibly be done, but it's also to keep you focused on solving the problem at hand. So in that sense, you don't really have a ton of *extra* time to BE panicked. I've dealt with emergencies including loss of power. You run the checklist(s) and let your training kick in. Let me be clear though--what this flight crew did was extraordinary. The Captain performed an extraordinary feat to keep that things wings-level and (more importantly) in the right pitch attitude so as not to cause the tail to break off the aircraft, yet not steep enough to cause the thing to auger into the water. An amazing job by a very professional group of individuals, to be sure.

[@Luke_DFV]

Look LLynn 0p p p Pg7g6

[@emmabradford0137]

Skiles is so smooth....he plays second banana with such class and warmth, and has a great radio voice

[@jshepard152]

Agree. He's a good guy.

[@williamball2392]

He's a riot😂

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

They gave them a standing ovation. I love that audience.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Jeff's comment "I'd do it in July" to the safety board was 100% true.

[@jimwolaver9375]

"I'm more than tired of telling this story." I love how candid and forthright this aircrew are.

[@Mike12522]

This crew had more than *162 YEARS* of flying experience between themselves ! Captain - 40+ , 1st Officer - 30+ , flight attendants - 38, 26, and 28 years service. No wonder it went as well as could be.

[@lynharrod5087]

You are right!! Everything went in accordance with a miracle. Down to the aircraft staying intact, and the fact that Sully kept the nose of the plane, and the wings level with the water. Had the nose dived, or one, or both of the wings dug in....It would have resulted in catastrophe..... INCREDIBLE!!!.... In every aspect..

[@DutchVanHelsing]

@@lynharrod5087 Pilots 20000 each. Does that equate to 4 and half years or am I wrong.

[@Faded-Tales-PreviouslyHarley]

@@DutchVanHelsing I'm not sure how you're getting to that figure? But pilots tend to work 75 hours a month flying, and 150 hours a month doing other things like flight plans. So 20,000 ÷ 75 hours a month ÷ 12 months a year = 22.2 years flying on average. Essentially each year you can estimate they spent a thousand hours flying.

[@MirrorSelfies]

Actually Captain Sully said that First Officer Jeff had slightly more hours than him.

[@NoMoFlts]

@@Faded-Tales-PreviouslyHarley , just now read your comment. Pilots fly between 80 and 85 hours per month. I spent 30 years in the air and that was, and I presume, still is the case. Duty hours are different from flight time. Flight time typically begins when the a/c door is secured and the before start checklist begins. It stops when the a/c is shut down at the next stop. The computer system known as ACARS keeps precise track of all that.

[@staceyshaffer180]

Co pilot Jeff is hilarious!! What an amazing group of people aboard that flight!

[@fakiola9184]

Stacey Shaffer agreed, this was the only appearance they all made over the following months where he got the opportunity to show his personality and actually hear his account, the focus had all been on Sully elsewhere and he was just there to nod in all the right places which seemed really rude

[@rogerknights857]

When did the airlines start calling co-pilots "first officers," and why?

[@carlosspicy-wiener6727]

@@rogerknights857 it's pretty much always been like that, it's not Pilot and co pilot, it's Captain and First officer.

[@dukethomas95]

Roger Knights I've been in the Air Force for almost 30 year and the official position names have always been "Pilot" and "First Officer" but colloquially between then it's been pilot and co-pilot.

[@keithlincicum3691]

"Sully" is my favorite movie and when I'm feeling insignificant and down, watching it helps me feel better.

[@_Tommmmmm_]

You should watch Apollo 13 then

[@buonafortuna8928]

me too

[@sciroccophil5410]

This movie is uplifting and always gives me a “boost” when I’m having a difficult day.

[@theblueclue3843]

i’m a little too obsessed with this plane landing,, it’s 2020

[@maritzam3255]

Omg I thought it was only me lol

[@JJFHNREHJEDK]

Same - it's 2021 and I keep watching the movie, watching videos with the crew in, and when I'm in flight sims I can't help but keep cutting the engines whenever i see a river lol

[@niemanickurwa]

Haha, ikr

[@dannythevito3205]

@@JJFHNREHJEDK literally me im glad im not alone lmao i thought i was crazy

[@cacu3989]

2021 here lol

[@Reizermo]

Each contribution Jeff makes is hilarious

[@2jackdog]

Jeff was the only interesting one to listen to. The rest didn't have much to say. At least give a 4 word answer. The blonde spoke but didn't have much to say either. Not taking away from an incredible feat. So incredible that the flight attendants didn't know they landed in water. That in itself was off the charts amazing. Jeff gave the most honest response when he something to the effect of sheer terror. Did these two guys fly again?

[@Koldvibez]

​@@2jackdog yes jeff is still flying sully retired in 2010

[@hunting69doehle62]

Not only two outstanding pilots but also great entertainers. To recount a dramatic emergency landing and have the audience laughing, that's some art.

[@clubredken13]

I think on everyone's bucket list is to get on a plane and have the pilot say..... 'This is Captain Sullenberger. I'll be your pilot today.'

[@pikemeredith5604]

I am watching this again & will reply to your comment: Yes, it would be nice to hear that but Sully has now retired as u probably know. Maybe u may get Skiles, I hear he is now a pilot.

[@lynharrod5087]

I'm still waiting for any man who says.."Brace for impact!"

[@barbarakennedy2330]

I’m with you!

[@Zarathustra-H-]

Yeah, It's almost a shame he retired in 2010.

[@dawnlizmc]

Or Jeff Skiles

[@stevedandy973]

This event highlighted the NEED FOR TEAMWORK. I mean, not only the flight crew, but ATC, the ferry boat crews, EMS, everybody. TEAMWORK MADE it a "miracle."

[@jamrockergc]

I agree and also God.

[@surfk9836]

@@jamrockergc If God saved them then God caused it. What a dick!

[@goandychurch]

Peak pride in America, our neighbor next door.

[@juliebrown422]

Amen! Everything had to go right to make it all work. The Flight Crew, ATC, Flight Control Operations, the Passengers, First Responders, POA, Ferry Crews, Rescue Workers, Police, Medical Personnel and Red Cross. Everyone pulled together as a Team to Ensure the Best Possible Outcome of this emergency became a Reality.

[@HarfagreHarald]

@@surfk9836 The ”opposition” caused it, not God. You don't understand the concept of God.

[@annaheiliger2396]

Sully is a class act for not hogging all the attention of his co pilot

[@judyhecht9867]

"brace for impact" "have you ever heard that in any other aspect of your lives?" I miss Letterman.

[@MrJking065]

With the Metoo movement..he would of been fired the next day. You can longer be funny.

[@steveeleigh3731]

Haha... I would have said "no unfortunately"

[@sheilaf1946]

Lol yeah!

[@tiffprendergast]

Judy hecht me too

[@sciroccophil5410]

Letterman was the last late night funny man. I really miss him! Nothing funny at late night anymore. Nope! Nothing! Zip! Zero!

[@toughgirl6837]

Eleven years. Sully was 59. So he’s 70 now. Retired. What a loss to US Airways. Jeff and he are definitely heroes. So are the stewardesses and all the responders.

[@cindytartt4048]

Professionals not heroes. Overusing the word is annoying and I suspect to all the crew actually. What about the ferries? The NY Harbour Police? Heroes all? What about the mother and her 6 month old, travelling alone?

[@zachthomas7810]

@@cindytartt4048yep all of them

[@SusieQ1971]

​@@cindytartt4048Um the pilots deserve to be called heroes just Google water landings in aviation history. Nobody else has pulled that off without fatalities.

[@MARKCRASTO]

74yrs old now..😢

[@wildcard157]

I am 36 years old and the last time I was on a plane I was 12 years old. My plane had engine failure, hydraulic failure, electrical failure and and loss of fuel. I will never forget the moment the captain came on and said “this is captain Gallagher speaking, we are experiencing hydraulic failure, power failure, electrical failure and if you look out the window to our wings you will see we are losing fuel and we will need to make an emergency landing”. To this day I remember that captains name and I am thankful to be alive today but I have never been able to bring myself to fly again. Wish I could meet that captain to thank him.

[@ChloeLouiseeB]

And then you woke up!

[@erliebernardo8144]

Sully and Jeff are not just heroes they are equally as funny. :)

[@Andrei2000PC]

I'll be funny for you!:)

[@ErikBreivik]

Erlie Bernardo It’s a good thing that they get along. 😅 Allegedly...hopefully, thankfully.

[@stevenstair1068]

Absolutely Heros!!!

[@AlphaGator9]

David Letterman had a knack for asking relevant AND intelligent questions. I miss his show.

[@miket9563]

Redleg Gunner I miss the old late night w/ David Letterman. The one at twelve thirty AM. Loved it in the summer as a kid. Can’t believe my parents let me stay up to watch it.

[@sheagoff6009]

Damn Jeff is so hilarious!!! He should’ve been a comedian he’s so sarcastic and funny.

[@lancebaker1374]

Look up sarcastic in a dictionary.

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

Lance Baker what’s a dictionary ?

[@DrPlatypus1]

@@whitemailprivilege2830 love your name 🤣

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

@@DrPlatypus1 why thank you

[@JeffNixonComedy]

It’s me

[@rheadaef7573]

He gad an IQ of over 98% at 12 years old, learned to fly at 16, a top of the class, a US airforce fighter pilot, and Was sn RAF Pilot. He wasnt your ordinary typical Pilot. End of,

[@epollyyt]

12 years later and still an inspirational story. Forgot what a good interviewer Letterman was.

[@Swoost]

letterman did a really good interview, hitting them for all the details you can tell he studied this beforehand not just cus he knew it was big news but because he was really interested and honored to have them. was one of the more impressive displays of his ability as an interviewer/journalist

[@AlexIsModded]

Jeff Skiles is a guy that I could hang out with for hours on end and it would never be a dull moment. His sense of humor is amazing :D

[@gomogo2000]

Agreed. I had the honor of meeting him and his wife last week at a restaurant, and they are just cool bright mostly regular people. He is from Wisconsin (like me), so I'm not surprised by his down to earth humor and humility. I wish we could have hung out more, but didn't want to wear out our welcome. Lol!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Never passes up a zing!

[@lorenzo2011ist]

I love how they appeared in uniform!

[@jshepard152]

US Airways made sure of that.

[@jamieaviation5165]

Except for one of the flight attendants

[@jazzbariman]

@@jamieaviation5165 I think she may have no longer been employeed by US Airways duing the interview. The crew of this flight was raked over the coals pretty good by the FAA and US Airways.

[@janpf0624]

@@jamieaviation5165 Maybe she is retired. After 38 years of dealing with passengers (Karens and former bus riders, who can nowadays afford a cheap flight ticket)...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@jamieaviation5165 She was injured and off-duty.

[@cmpremlap]

These guys and ladies are legends. Cool and calm under those circumstances. Incredible. Jeff has a great sense of humor. The flight attendants must’ve been under an incredible amount of stress from uncertainty along with feeling responsible for protecting the passengers’ well being.

[@carolineben-ari2798]

I loved Jeff's humour

[@kimmiehyun-gv8ng]

The first officer is freakin hilarious! Lol

[@michaelbirt6972]

You'll like this then ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6OYhKukedSgbck

[@diegus012]

As a pilot myself, thank you Dave for not making an ass out of yourself. Great job speaking well with good questions about flying when you had Sully’s undivided attention.

[@MJC_2112]

​@tdoheron well Dave doesn't quite have the experience, knowledge, tactic and class as an interviewer that he does and he's just glad Dave didn't embarrass himself.

[@Mike12522]

I've encountered a few bad tempered and arrogant flight crew and pilots in my time. This has to be one of the most qualified, no nonsense, yet still humorous, crews I've ever seen. If it were not for all of them, many people would be dead. I would fly with them anytime.

[@sciroccophil5410]

Captain Sullenberger and First Officer Skiles made this entire dangerous ordeal look easy. They must have ice water in their veins. Two very cool professionals.

[@tomswinburn1778]

The three cabin crew members also represent the very best of their breed. All five did a magnificent job.

[@bethzacharski2636]

I am watching this again in 2022. Love these two hero’s. Just amazing people the crew, the passengers who helped each other. I can listen to this story over and over again.

[@conniebarnes9274]

These pilots are amazing. They seem so humble for their bravery. Congratulations to both men.

[@scarface82us]

A real human being and a real hero.

[@bazsmyth]

Have you ever heard the song?

[@davidlape470]

bazsmyth He landed the plane and did no wrong...

[@bazsmyth]

David Lape I know that but he inspired a song I like.

[@davidlape470]

bazsmyth I was creating I rhyme. ;)

[@will2win944]

This isn't a true story lol its a movie dude its called Sully.

[@HammerJammer81]

Watching this again in 2021 and im losing myself in laughter with the remarks by Jeff .. LOL

[@franksimoes-pereira7027]

These blokes are absolutely fantastic. I have read articles and watched many videos about the incident without ever getting tired of it. Great professionals, great human beings, and they retell the story without ever being dramatic and with a contageous good humour.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

I truly don't think Sully could have done it without Jeff. God bless them both. God put these men where he needed them that day.

[@heatherodonnell7655]

God could have just removed the birds from the situation all together….. so yeah…… don’t thank god. Thank the pilots.

[@randall-king]

@@heatherodonnell7655 God is not obligated to us. Yes, he could remove everything bad on earth, but that is what heaven is for. We ought to praise him for any good that he sends us, including putting good men in the right spots.

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

So god was okay with the holocaust?

[@hefoxed]

​@@Mostopinionatedmanofalltimegod is apparently cool and into his followers killing and and otherwise hurting anyone that his followers don't like including those that also believe in God but follow slightly different scriptures, so yea, probably... 🙃

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@randall-king What a silly thing you said.

[@ThunderAppeal]

'I was very grateful for the outcome.' This guy is a Vulcan from Star Trek.

[@surfk9836]

This happened at a time in this country when there wasn't too much good news. It was a much needed.

[@fleabrain5081]

They are the bad asses of all bad asses.

[@islandhorses..]

🤩🤩🤩

[@e.h.5680]

I didn't expect Phoebe's mom to work as a flight attendant though

[@LadyRockville]

These men are so funny and humble.OMG, have to laugh at the band playing "Take me to the River"!! LMAO!!!!!!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Yeah -- I don't think the pilots really wanted to hear "Down on the River" but they were good sports about it, if they knew what that song was saying. Bad choice on Letterman's part for that song, though, and I don't think some of his jesting innuendos were very apropos -- just a straight interview in this situation would have been more appropriate.

[@LadyVoldemort]

I think that was kinda funny, and both our heroes seems to be okay with the song...it also reminds me to a funny low-battery singing "demon" fish (I don't know what that funny thing called) video I've seen in KZbin...

[@carlgois8579]

Fly me to the moon. Lmao

[@stephthestar90]

@@LadyVoldemort Big Mouth Billy Bass?

[@LadyVoldemort]

@@stephthestar90 Yes! That's it! I laughed til I farted every time I watched it, LoLoLoL. Thanks!

[@dallasklimo145]

In a f#@ked up situation, That's the crew I'd want with me. The entire crew were experts in their field. Nice work.

[@NS2589]

After watching "Sully" my respect for the captain and crew increased with this scene. They sat here and did this interview while trying to deal with all of the trauma and the investigation. Just incredible mental stamina.

[@wheels9696]

I love that Letterman spent the bulk of his show on this...Its impressive.

[@MarnieGolde7]

He’s a gem! That’s why!

[@davidm2386]

208 seconds is like waiting for a traffic light to turn green. In that span of time the events that took place changed the lives of so many people, and even led to the making of a blockbuster movie. Wow

[@lynharrod5087]

This interview is my most favorite EVER!! Sully and his Captain are both Geniuses..NEVER say, "I can't do it."!! Miracles do happen.....Right down to there being no cargo boats, or other boats, in his emergency landing 'path'...... Incredible!! Everything!! 7.2020. I take my hat off to you. Blessings, gratitude, respect and Love from New Zealand. xx

[@JoeyMartz]

Jeff seems like a really chill guy.

[@mickfunny4185]

Joseph Martinez I hear he smokes weed

[@loopy7057]

All pilots are chilled ;)

[@mickfunny4185]

Satans Lair dude it’s what I heard

[@tiffprendergast]

Joseph D. Martínez yeah

[@tiffprendergast]

Satans Lair yup

[@Haurugir]

This is probably the 10th time I'm watching this haha. Still not over it

[@alma2502]

Because of the corona virus pandemic, since the lockdown here in the 🇵🇭 I've been rewatching inspiring stories to lighten my mode and remind me that miracles do happen and real superheroes exists. Capt Sully Sullenberger and Capt Jeff Skiles and Capt Kevin Sullivan were all proof of that. These men also seemed very calm and collected and level headed 💯💕🙏

[@marylynnneill1958]

Same here, needing inspiration.

[@johelenfugate3498]

Me as well.

[@georgmeyer7221]

Standing ovations! That's exactly what these two Gentlemen deserve.

[@ericharary]

Jeff is Hilarious.

[@CashAndSpanglish]

He is! Cracks me up. Love these two heroes!

[@igalflint]

Let me just say that Letterman did a great interview

[@robforrest9083]

all of them are.

[@biancadevino]

the girls were pretty funny too.

[@sargentstephens45]

Yes...just finished watching the movie and and saw this bit...!!

[@itz-juaan-pr2097]

“That’s true, i failed” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@paulabrown6840]

Where’s the love for the amazing flight attendants that were able to safely evacuate every passenger on to the wings? 🤷🏻‍♀️💜

[@celialovett5880]

Such dignified, humble and down-to-earth gentlemen and such a wonderful crew. They are all, in every sense of the word, heroes. After 10 years, still amazing!

[@Berkcam]

"Hudson... we have a problem... and may end-up in Houston"

[@Rombizio]

They were funnier than 90% of the interviews there.

[@bigwin2010]

Who's watching this in 2019????

[@dannaobordo7418]

j3m1f8 meeee !! Also watched the movie haha

[@deansapp4635]

I am

[@mariekatherine5238]

#

[@jacobflies2000]

I just finished watching the movie now.

[@stephthestar90]

Me! I've watched the movie as well. Sitting here watching it and thinking about how much technology has changed in the last 10 years.

[@garysullivan3144]

Sully and Jeff did 100's of interviews, and by far this one is the best! These guys never get old

[@andrewlankford9634]

Jeff didn't get any coffee.

[@ericdixon2898]

In a later interview he indicated that he had learned to avoid coffee early on in his career.

[@maxdecphoenix]

Jeff is a teetotaler. No alcohol, drugs, or caffeine. If there wasn't the scene of him eating a snickers, i would have said no sugar either.

[@jazzbariman]

Actually the cups on the show have water in them. The guests are asked if they would like any on the stage and if they do, they are given a cup, if they do not, they are not.

[@tomblah]

"Then at 3:28pm snacks and beverages were served"...man I miss Letterman...

[@debrabaron5967]

Miss him too. Something you take for granted is GONE

[@sciroccophil5410]

Letterman was so funny, so quick...and now there are no funny guys on late night. These new guys just “don’t have what it takes.”

[@reviewdenny5730]

Colbert and Conan did pretty good i would say..

[@kathycaldwell7126]

Review Denny Not even in the same league.

[@michaelchmiel166]

Only aviation people can truly understand how impossible this was.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Glide landings have been done before.

[@crispy6311]

Fantastic interview. Dave was the best and the entire crew had such great personality.

[@drew8256]

Dave is such a great interviewer. A lost art in the latest group of late night hosts.

[@marylynnneill1958]

Absolutely!

[@itsmeekers]

Rogan

[@nohalo4me555]

Colbert couldn't hold Dave's jock strap.

[@jdooley1982]

@@itsmeekers Rogan is actually a terrible interviewer. He's constantly interrupting people. His talent is in researching varied topics and choosing interesting guests that normally wouldn't be on a talk show.

[@itsmeekers]

@@jdooley1982 it's the amount of time is why they aren't. Some of his guests are more suited for a Ted talk or lecture. It also depends on the guest and how interested he is. Look at interviews like Stamets or Randall Carlson he listens intently.

[@bdub7826]

Look out Dave , Jeff's gonna have your job!

[@thejanusproject32]

Right? Man, he was real smooth

[@ouruhuru]

My takeaway from watching this: Jeff needs his own show.

[@max_spartaspectre8393]

40000+ hours between these 2 pilots. No words to describe it.

[@mondo_burrito]

You just did describe it though.

[@laurawilliams5363]

It still gives me goosebumps watching anything about this flight and the incredible professionalism the the entire flight crew demonstrated as well as the way all the passengers remained calm and followed directions. Incredible and a miracle and the experience the crew brought made this happen.

[@Heartie-xx8iz]

Jeff seems so laid-back and relaxed. Funny too. I love Doreen even in the movie but love all 5 Crew Members regardless.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Molly Hagan.

[@justinamarina3774]

I miss the Letterman Show; thanks for having them on. I'm praising God everyone was saved.

[@joesimkus68]

Sully really knows his stuff I can only hope that if this ever happens to me that the pilot of the plane I'm on has someone who is as competent as he and Jeff were. They are truly heroes.

[@Quaker-tc8ue]

Sully has said, to paraphrase, ‘every time I’ve been in a plane, good and bad, has been like putting a deposit in a bank. That day, i withdrew all of it.’

[@Cardioworkout1]

Someone to admire ...What a great and extraordinary mind. What a leader to follow...

[@anacarvalho2833]

I'm amazed how the whole crew is calm and collected. What a crew, all of them seasoned and professional

[@shelleyking8450]

40000 hours total on the stick, these two were the coolest cucumbers in the air, the best chance for all to survive.

[@UmbrellaWatch]

the lady in blue stole the show.. loved it! thank you and god bless great job crew!

[@thesundog8833]

Paraguas Reloj nobody else would say anything! She turned to her colleagues multiple times and even answer for the lady on the end.

[@sparrowlt]

She (Doreen Welsh) actually was the only crew injured in the ditching.. some metal stabed her leg .. then she had to stop a passanger from opening the rear door.. try to close it and organize the rar passangers towards front exits.. She did but she got traumatized by the ordeal and got PTSD .. thats why she is not in uniform.. she never ever could put a uniform or fly as attendant again.. if you look at all many interviews she is allways the only one not in uniform. Also she was the only crew who faced serious "wrong doing" investigation and press backlash initially.. aparently someone had said early that she was the one who tried to open the rear door wich acelerated flooding of the plane.. and that got investigated as a factor for endangering the evacuation.. but testimonies from passangers agreed with her version that it had been a passanger and she had actually stoped him and tried to close the door..

[@Mindful2222]

@@sparrowlt thanks for the information!

[@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338]

@@sparrowltThat’s not what passengers said. They reported it wasn’t a passenger who opened the door.

[@sparrowlt]

@@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338 some said.. the NTSB final report cleared her of that

[@chippledon1]

This whole thing was about something very serious yet it turned into a fabulous comedy skit !!

[@angelafalsetta4309]

This Humor on the situation was really comforting...especially for Captain Sully and First Officer, Jeff! Glad for this! Oh, it's over...everyone's safe and... It's good to laugh...at last! God Bless YOU ALL!

[@jeunesse5329]

I really like this 2 pilots. Sadly it is true that whatever happens the fault us always to the captain. Kudos to all that help that day. From pilots to crew to atc and rescuers

[@_Tommmmmm_]

It’s not always Pilot error

[@bmjpdx9222]

F.O. Skiles joked that after he realized there was no hope of restarting the engines, he just sat there terrified. Hardly so -- without having to be told to, he started calling out airspeed and altitude, which Capt. Sullenberger later said was vital for him to be able concentrate on making a precise set-down. From what I've seen, Skiles has quite a sense of humor. (When asked if he would have done anything differently that day, he said, yes, he would have done it in July.) An yet if you've seen his NTSB testimony, you can see that he is also a very serious person. Long ago, a writer for Road & Track magazine said it was great to watch a real professional at work. Cactus 1549 had five on board that day. (BTW, it's "Cactus" because US Airways had a major hub in Phoenix, Arizona.)

[@nocalsteve]

"Cactus" was the callsign for America West Airlines which was based in Phoenix. When America West merged with US Airways the "Cactus" callsign was adopted by US Airways. US Airways had also bought out Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) which is why Sully worked for US Airways since he was a PSA pilot. PSA was famous for having airplanes with a smiley stripe painted under the nose of their planes. Everyone once in a while, a US Airways plane would be painted with a smile in homage to PSA.

[@liangchristina7919]

That was in the movie, I like that a lot

[@sparrowlt]

He also often jokes that people gives Sully credit for the acomplishment but it was him who smashed the plane into the birds

[@voicetube]

@@nocalsteve Thank you SO much for that! Both BJ and noCalSteve! When I was a boy, I used to fly PSA from LA to San Francisco and have fond memories. I suppose PSA was the airline I flew the first time ever flew in an airplane! (Now it 57, flying is still one of my most favorite things to do [ as a passenger - I never became a pilot])

[@LadyVoldemort]

Those wits showed his remarkably high intelligence level. These two heroes are very smart and professional! Sully calculated everything Jeff read in his head and decided the best maneuver to take in such a short amount of time. While flying the plane manually. The way Captain Sully communicated to the ATC was very calm and controlled. That gears in his brains never stopped working in that crisis...such an incredible human being!

[@sammavacaist]

"Bless his heart. He thought he was going to have to swim." 🤣🤣

[@chivalryalive]

What an incredibly cool-minded and clear-thinking crew. They all deserve the highest respect for their handling of this nearly catastrophic situation. I wish them all the best in their futures. :-)

[@stephaniegaudreau4755]

I just bought the video of the film Sully, not too long ago. In the video I saw a reenactment of the David Letterman appearance. After watching that I sought out a video of the real interview. Result here I am in mid 2021 watching this.

[@joeytirado4341]

These pilots are hilarious First Officer "I'm pretty much paralyzed with terror at that moment" I was crying in laughter and I hate flying.

[@clintonroemer185]

What an amazing team of professionals.

[@sciroccophil5410]

Clinton Roemer - Shelia has those “movie star” good looks! So glamorous!

[@LadyVoldemort]

They're good looking people...also smart and level headed...and great sense of humor. Must be pleasant to fly with any of them...

[@dawnkiamosley5042]

The perfect amazing group was brought together to make this all possible. Thank You all for working so well together

[@Tkjawa]

These passengers couldnt have been more lucky that day to have two pilots with 40,000 hours of flight time and 3 flight attendants will nearly 80 years of experience.

[@KairiPrime]

The "Cactus" call sign comes from when America West merged with U.S. Airways and actually took over. They agreed to continue under the U.S. Airways livery, but changed the call sign. America West was based in Phoenix AZ, hence the call sign "Cactus."

[@stevegiron8825]

However the real reason they use "Cactus" is to avoid similar sounding call-signs on the radio. America West may be misheard as "American" or "SkyWest" in less than ideal communication conditions.

[@mondo_burrito]

Are you sure? That sounds like a tall tale.

[@KairiPrime]

@@mondo_burrito It's a pretty easy thing to look up, literally a 30 second google search. "Cactus" was always the America West callsign, called because they were based in Arizona. Before the U.S Airway and America West merger the U.S. Airways callsign was 'U.S. Air." It wasn't until after the merger in 2005 that U.S. Airways started using the 'Cactus' callsign. Also there is the fact that my mother worked for America West all the way up to the merger, so I literally saw it happen in real time.

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

They're both very quick thinkers, which I suppose is what saved everybody.

[@markwoolley2618]

I watch this every year. Its a great story and they are real heroes. 1st Officer Jeff is absolutely hilarious !

[@saelaird]

Jeff is basically a legend.