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I had to let you guys know, while I was writing my last post - a plane crashed into the Hudson river - from LGA en route to Charlotte... it appears that everyone has been rescued!!! Not sure the reason, they are saying birds flew into the engine 
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I was just reading about that. Thank God, it looks like no one was severely injured. How scary!Angela
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I know! We saw it from our building and I was watching the live feed from cnn.com and imagining what those people were thinking inside the plane as it sunk right outside my window... thank God they are all ok now..Comment
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It's so scary! That's right near us--those ferries in the pictures are the ones I take to work....Thank god everyone made it.
They're saying that the passengers were actually watching their own plane crash on the video screens.Comment
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without looking at the details I'm guessing it was a US SCARE flight.
Been a while since they dumped a plane in Flushing Bay or other waters here. Glad everyone was OK but sorry it happened on one of the coldest days this winter. BRRRRRRRRRRRR.
Amanda did you really see that? Must have been scarey for you! Lately we see or hear low flying planes and think the very worst.Lawren
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as suspected
All survive plane crash in NYC's Hudson River - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK – A US Airways jetliner crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a flock of birds apparently disabled both its engines, but rescuers pulled the more than 150 passengers and crew members into boats before the plane sank, authorities say.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C., when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.
The plane, an Airbus 320, took off at 3:26 p.m. and went down minutes later, Brown said.
"There were eyewitness reports the plane may have flown into a flock of birds," Brown said. She added, "Right now we don't have any indication this was anything other than an accident."
The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows when rescuers in Coast Guard vessels and ferry boats arrived, opened the door and pulled passengers in yellow life vests from the aircraft, whose fuselage appeared intact. The plane eventually sank in the near-freezing water on one of the coldest days of the year, with the mercury around 20 degrees.
Witnesses said the plane's pilot appeared to guide the plane down.
"I see a commercial airliner coming down, looking like it's landing right in the water," said Bob Read, who saw it from his office at the television newsmagazine "Inside Edition." "This looked like a controlled descent."
Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press, saw the plane go down from the news organization's high-rise office. "I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water," she said.
Joe Mazzone, a retired Delta Air Lines pilot, said it is not unusual for birds to strike planes. In fact, he said, when planes get ready to take off, if there are birds in the area, the tower will alert the crew.
"They literally just choke out the engine and it quits," Mazzone said.
Twenty-seven years ago this week, an Air Florida plane bound for Tampa crashed into the Potomac River after hitting a bridge just after takeoff from Washington National Airport. The crash on Jan. 13, 1982, killed 78 people including four people in their cars on the bridge. Five people on the plane survived.
On Dec. 20, a Continental Airlines plane veered off a runway and slid into a snowy field at the Denver airport, injuring 38 people. That was the first major crash of a commercial airliner in the United States since Aug. 27, 2006, when 49 people were killed after a Comair jetliner mistakenly took off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Ky.
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Associated Press writers Eileen Sullivan in Washington and Harry R. Weber in Atlanta contributed to this report.Lawren
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There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favourite places is on the back of my horse.
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No deaths reported but there still may have been serious injuries. From wcbstv.com:
Rescuers were able to evacuate every passenger from the plane, though many reportedly suffered various injuries. One passenger said he saw a woman who may have lost her leg in the crash.
The passengers were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, and Weehawken Hospital for treatment.“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
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We were at a wake all day and just got in, My son sent us a text and told us that a plane crashed in the Hudson. He did not tell us yet how far it was from his School which is on the Hudson on the NJ side.Timeshareforums Shirts and Mugs on sale now! http://www.cafepress.com/ts4msComment
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It must be pretty close to where he is, but north. Amanda could see it from Times Square and they're saying the 39th St. ferries are not operating.Comment
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I just heard on channel 7 news that LaGuardia is the most difficult airport in the world to take-off from, and to land in, baring none.........Remind me to stick to JFK, from now on.
Angela
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LGA has 2 runways one of which is VERY short and with winds they do sometimes only use that one. However, I lived 15 minutes from that airport and have taken 100s of flights out of there and continue to do so. For most non-transcon flights it is still my favorite to fly out of.Originally posted by ArtsieAng View PostI just heard on channel 7 news that LaGuardia is the most difficult airport in the world to take-off from, and to land in, baring none.........Remind me to stick to JFK, from now on.
There were weathery weekend mornings where I would wake up and mutter if they wanted coffee, tea or me from my co-op in Forest Hills.
It is kind of neat to be in your car on the Grand Central PKWY and have an airliner come in so close you feel you could touch it from your car.Lawren
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There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favourite places is on the back of my horse.
- Rolf KopfleComment
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A bit of overstatement, I believe. I've heard that the most difficult major commercial airport is Tegucicalpa, Honduras. In a mountain valley, the pilot needs to execute a series of turns at low elevation to make the approach, including one final turn just before landing. And the runways are short; the minimum distance allowed for landing a full-size commercial jet.Originally posted by ArtsieAng View PostI just heard on channel 7 news that LaGuardia is the most difficult airport in the world to take-off from, and to land in, baring none.........Remind me to stick to JFK, from now on.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toncontin airport landing
Cockpit view of a jet landing into Tegucigalpa Honduras TGU
This is a view of the apporach. You can see the steepness of the descent, the short runway, the need to execute a final turn to align the aircraft with the runway, and the hill with large commerical buildings right in the approach flight path.
“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
“This is a blouse and skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“You shouldn't wear that body.”Comment
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I heard it was a flock of birds - Geese ?Comment
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Son said he can see the rescue boats from his room but can not see the plane and that it is to cold to walk out side to look.Timeshareforums Shirts and Mugs on sale now! http://www.cafepress.com/ts4msComment
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My mom agrees with you.....LGA is her favorite local airport, as well. Today's incident has not changed her opinion.Originally posted by lawren2Angela
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