Thursday, January 15, 2009

News folks need to get terminology right

Ask any pilot: A good landing is one you walk away from. Even if you're walking away on the wings as it bobs in the Hudson.

This wasn't a crash, it was a controlled water landing. The flight crew needs to be getting full credit for this. The last time a flight crew managed this -- a successful controlled water landing of a passenger jet -- was 1963.

A good landing is one you walk away from. A great landing is one where you can use the plane again. This was a good landing.

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