while they were designed for starting from 35,000 feet; to the flight attendant mentioned above; to the pilot who realized that if he kept course he’d land in a residential suburb, if he turned back to the airport he’d never clear the NY skyline, and saw that he could bring her down within easy reach of the Hudson River Ferry launch; to the people who trained them.”

In-experienced co-pilot??! The man may have had right seat duties, but he had over 15000 hours in his log book. Im positive his contribution to the success of this situation has been far under-reported. Im in no way dis-crediting the actions of Capt. Chesley, but lets give Jeff Skiles some respect too!

The day I read this item on FA, a little while later my mother showed me a gift card that she got from a raffle at work. She hasn’t been to work in over a year due to health problems. Her co-workers, nevertheless, included her and sent her, her winnings. She exlcaimed:

“God is so kind to me”

I said, “Your CO-WORKERS were kind to you.”

Her response: “I pray to god to give me favor with people.”

No matter what, god gets the credit. People are just his pawns. She gave no credit to her co-workers.

And, I saw the media focus a lot on the pilot’s actions and the preparedness of the rescue crews.

Indeed one news channel covering the story (i wish i could remember which one it was) had a voiceover that actually said: “some are calling it a miracle, but in reality, it was the work of many men/women….” (not the exact wording, but close) I was pleasantly surprised

(Of course, no one is saying God directed the geese to fly into the plane’s engines… but that’s another story.)

Obviously, you don’t get god at all /eyeroll
John 9:1-3

1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3″Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.