On Jan 19, 2:03*pm, Andy wrote:
On Jan 19, 1:51*pm, wrote:

Considerations for all back seat drivers, arm chair quarterbacks, sim
"pilots", and Microsoft Flight aces:

The reason for the post was not to cast doubt on the competence of
this, or any other, US Airways crew but to start a discussion of
pilot's reactions to nearby birds, particularly very large ones.
That is directly related to the purpose of this discussion forum. *A
second interest was the training given to airline crews in bird strike
avoidance and that perhaps should be explored elsewhere.

Andy

I've heard the FAA is considering some kind of action against the
pilot (Sully)
For landing in the Hudson. He does not hold a multi engine turbine
seaplane rating.