Miracle Landing

" You know millions he's herald pilots who say -- 158 lives when he safely crash landed into the Hudson River today. -- hero on the Hudson is opening up about what happened that. His sudden fame and his hopes for the future."

" Please welcome people author of the new book highest duty might search for what really matters captain channels the Sullenberger welcome to the program sir thank -- here Chesley I should say thank you so it saudis yeah. I guess -- com. When -- away at it as a pilot when -- into the water a jet aircraft. What happened to you is -- supposed to happen I mean technically you train for but it doesn't happen why were you able to do it."

" Well I should. The flight simulators that we use are not able to replicate a water land and there's that data don't exist -- programmed the computers to allow us to train in the simulator. So the the training we've gotten up until now has been primarily in the classroom. But in some ways is like a normal landing course without thrust generated dissent was hired her so but I knew based in my experience I could duplicate the wings look."

" Captain when you see the video now of the water aftermath -- do you landed you lived in the cockpit now wish you see from the outside in the plane sitting in the water the surreal scene. What are your thoughts as you see the video see the still picture."

" It's well I'm so glad that we're able to keep -- plan intact I'm so glad that floated for nearly half an hour. And I'm so glad that the New York waterway ferries could be there immediately to start taking people off that was the key was first very got there within four minutes of a stopping in the water."

" It was like a perfect storm I remember reporting on this as so many people that's after we said you know with all these things didn't lineup in the exact order and one of them. Things -- having you at home. And what we talked about so frequently actor was what her -- person you work in your humility. And knowing your book you talk about how you were raised. And that factored into that day did you."

" Well I think part of what the book is about is that it took a lifetime of perforation decades of hard work and dedication. For professionals to get to the level where we can keep flying is safe as it is every day. And I think a lot of my colleague shares the same dedication there hundreds of thousands of aviation workers are on the country that every day. Do their jobs very well to keep aviation -- opposite. He said I wrote the book is I want people to see I'm just an ordinary guy who's having cultivated certain virtues of -- perform. An extraordinary act I want people to see that in themselves. How do you expect to accomplish that. Well I think part of what the book is about it's it's going do and talking about my life caused the readers to reflect on their own lives. And I think that my story is really and general human story. I think it's a reminder of what people were looking for at this time our history from -- they wanted some good news we've just gone through a very difficult time financially that we're still going through. Think people were looking for renewed hope that things that they want to be reminded of the of the potential that exists for good not only in the world but and each of and."

" You wrote I flew thousands of flights in the last 42 years of my entire career is now being judged by how I performed. On one of them this. Has been a reminder to me that we need to try to do. The right thing every time to perform at our best because we never know which moment in our lives we me."

" He jumped on and that's certainly not only true of my profession but of many. And I think that's that's this responsibility that we an aviation field for our passengers are college."

" It's now what are you doing now because I know your back to US Airways your back being a pilot. In such a weird transformations it's only considers this famous you know these people coming at you how even able to retained. Normal in your life."

" Well I think it's just a part of it's my temperament and part of it's I spent 57 almost fifty years. Living my life in a certain way and I'm not going to change you want him now hunting it would be difficult for me it change who want him. We certainly had to adjust to a new reality and that one takes some practice getting used to it but it's also a source of wonderful opportunities just like this turn."

" I need you seem to be someone who can keep -- reserve keeps your emotions in check how do you coach you deal with people who come up to you wouldn't get all. Emotional that every day many times. Well it's."

" In many ways it gives me their energy. And when people come up to me and expressed their thanks -- their gratitude I keep saying that gratitude works both ways site I take something from that I appreciate that. But at the same time. You know I I'm not gonna change what my basic temperament is but it feels good to hear those words and I do take energy from people they are excited about it through the rest of your life -- When you say this is a captain speaking captain Sully Sullenberger I can you will hear applause -- from -- back. That's one of the things that the learn early when Iverson returned to work a few weeks ago in Fallujah discuss the first time I had to pause for moment after it told. Passengers who I was before I continue with the announced -- Request you to. -- know -- move all my colleagues have the same -- care that they want to emphasize I'm worried they were that -- ten bucks for."

" I thought his new book is called highest duty. I captain Sully Sullenberger thank you very much thank you for being here you could take place you --"