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Water Landings Part Of Pilot Training

from National Public Radio
January 16, 2009

A day US Airways pilot safely landed a plane on the Hudson River and saved the lives of more than 150 people. Ben Berman, an airline pilot and chief of major investigations for the National Transportation and Safety Board from 2000 to 2001, talks about how pilots are trained to handle bird strikes and water landings.

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  • All Things Considered, January 16, 2009
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