Found this on the web and wanted to share the fun:
> > US Airways violated Federal migratory bird regulations by hunting
> > geese with an A320 Airbus jetliner, claim anonymous government
> > sources. The pilot of flight 1549, Air Force veteran and avid hunter
> > Chesley B. Sullenberger, tried combining both of his interests by
> > bagging a brace of geese over the wetlands near New York's LaGuardia
> > airport after takeoff, on his way to Charlotte, North Carolina.
> >
> > The imported European $77 million A320 airliner is not certified for
> > either waterfowl or upland bird hunting, so it was not surprising
> > that the aircraft malfunctioned. When he realized that both New York
> > and New Jersey State Game and Fish enforcement officers would soon be
> > approaching, Captain Sullenberger unsuccessfully attempted to hide
> > the plane in the Hudson River. The crew and 150 passengers were
> > chilled and shaken but unhurt. Most were simply grateful to avoid
> > spending the weekend in Charlotte.
> >
> > National Transportation Safety Board inspectors, rushed to the scene,
> > reportedly found no Duck Stamps on the downed aircraft's fuselage.
> > Captain Sullenberger has not been charged but is being held
> > incommunicado at an undisclosed location. PETA is urging the
> > government to prosecute the pilot for double honkercide and poaching,
> > and the animal rights group is expected to file a civil suit on
> > behalf of the flock.
> >
> > The two victims were undocumented aliens, according to sources close
> > to the investigation, Canada geese who had over-stayed their visas.
> > Their goose gang scandalized their quiet Queens community by
> > squatting in local cemeteries and golf courses, parking on the grass,
> > cooking strange-smelling food and throwing wild parties late into the
> > night. Neighbors say police dogs were called out on several
> > occasions. Such incidents have triggered a wave of anti-Canada goose
> > sentiment, but at this time revenge or hate crime motives are not
> > suspected in the US Airways bird bashings.
> >
> > Forensic examination of the avian corpses continues, and technicians
> > are analyzing the two cadavers under heat with chestnuts, prunes, and
> > Armagnac. NTSB inspectors have contributed a supply of testing fluid,
> > a 2005 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling from Alsace. We will update this
> > story as entrees details become available .
All kidding aside, the more I learn about Captain Sullenberger the more impressed I am. I hope the next time I have to fly I'm lucky enough to be riding behind someone like him.
Originally Posted by mike678
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