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Capt. 'Sully' lands in Hollywood
The Kennedy/Marshall Co. and Flashlight Films will fly with Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, optioning the film rights to the heroic pilot's memoir recounting how he ditched U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Sullenberger penned "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters" with Jeffrey Zaslow. Frank Marshall will produce with Flashlight Films' Allyn Stewart. Exec producers are Kathleen Kennedy and Flashlight's Kipp Nelson. (www.variety.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Met "Sully" last year at McChord AFB for his book signing, this man merely did what he had to do in a emergency, the news media took it from there, I wrote a longer version of this comment, but, flight aware cut me off....
Houndog, you might want to look a little deeper into the Gimli glider 767 accident before you call the pilots heroes.
Zachs09, you are wrong on all acounts. It is Sully trying to make a quick buck off of his fame. Wasn't it him I saw complaining on t.v that airline pilots don't make a lot of money? And, now, he has book and movie deals?!? I wonder why!!
And, to say that Sully did his job better than any other pilot could have, is incredibly naive on your part. You must have forgotten about Captain Peter Burkill, and crew, and British Airways Flight 38. His Boeing 777 crapped out 175 feet above the ground on final approach to Heathrow Airport. He managed to get his crippled aircraft on the ground, missing many cars traveling on the A30 by about 20 feet, and all in about 3 seconds time. Hell of a flight crew, if you ask me!!
Or, how about the Gimli Glider in Canada? Captain Robert Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal dead-sticked their 767-200 to a safe landing on an airfield-turned-auto-dragstrip, which was in use by many people and cars at the time. Again, hell of a flight crew here!!
Or, how about Captain Robert Piché and First Officer Dirk DeJager and Air Transat Flight236? They glided their A330 to a safe landing in the Azores, 65nm away!! How impressive is that? Again, hell of a flight crew here!!
The big difference between the above flight crews and Sully, is that these guys didn't have to make book and movie deals to cement themselves in aviation history. They did it with grace, class, and dignity, something Sully will never have.
And,when you say "A hero is anyone who saved someones life", you are wrong again. Yes, a hero does end up saving somebody's life, but it's the way they go about doing it that sets them apart. A hero is someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty. A hero is someone who does something that they are not trained to do, in an environment that they are not trained to be in. A real hero doesn't need to build themselves up and capitalize on their ten minutes of fame. A real hero fades into the background with class, grace and digity.
Out of the above flight crews, Sully included, only one felt the need to go on all the talk shows, write a book, and make movie deals. And, that is Sully. Why? Because he is a typical greedy American out to make a quick buck.
And, to say that Sully did his job better than any other pilot could have, is incredibly naive on your part. You must have forgotten about Captain Peter Burkill, and crew, and British Airways Flight 38. His Boeing 777 crapped out 175 feet above the ground on final approach to Heathrow Airport. He managed to get his crippled aircraft on the ground, missing many cars traveling on the A30 by about 20 feet, and all in about 3 seconds time. Hell of a flight crew, if you ask me!!
Or, how about the Gimli Glider in Canada? Captain Robert Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal dead-sticked their 767-200 to a safe landing on an airfield-turned-auto-dragstrip, which was in use by many people and cars at the time. Again, hell of a flight crew here!!
Or, how about Captain Robert Piché and First Officer Dirk DeJager and Air Transat Flight236? They glided their A330 to a safe landing in the Azores, 65nm away!! How impressive is that? Again, hell of a flight crew here!!
The big difference between the above flight crews and Sully, is that these guys didn't have to make book and movie deals to cement themselves in aviation history. They did it with grace, class, and dignity, something Sully will never have.
And,when you say "A hero is anyone who saved someones life", you are wrong again. Yes, a hero does end up saving somebody's life, but it's the way they go about doing it that sets them apart. A hero is someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty. A hero is someone who does something that they are not trained to do, in an environment that they are not trained to be in. A real hero doesn't need to build themselves up and capitalize on their ten minutes of fame. A real hero fades into the background with class, grace and digity.
Out of the above flight crews, Sully included, only one felt the need to go on all the talk shows, write a book, and make movie deals. And, that is Sully. Why? Because he is a typical greedy American out to make a quick buck.
@ houndog528 I don't think the movie and book deals were Sully's idea. It's not him that is trying to make a quick buck it's the movie and book companies that have contacted him. Yes, Sully was just doing his job but he did it better than any other pilot could have. A hero is anyone who saved someones life. Because of Sully several were saved.
They managed to make Titanic 194 min long...
Forgive me for being harsh, but I find this absolutely disgusting. I have failed to see, from the moment this happened until now, how this man is a "hero". He was just doing his job, what he was trained to do, and nothing more. And, now he has book deals and movie deals?!? He is not a real hero. If he were, he wouldn't be trying to make a quick buck off of this incident. A real hero doesn't need to brag about what he did. A real hero dusts himself off, and moves on with life. I'm sorry, Sully, but you're no hero. You're just a typical American out to make a quick buck.