Highest duty
Subtitle: my search for what really matters
By: Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow
Contributors: Zaslow, Jeffrey
Edition: 1st HarperLuxe ed.
Publisher: HarperLuxe
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780061927584
Subjects: US Airways A320 Airbus, Flight 1549, Crash landing, 2009; Safety measures; Ditching; Airplanes; Airlines; Aircraft accidents; Air pilots; Large type books; Biography
Description: In January 2009, the world witnessed one of the most remarkable emergency landings in history when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger safely brought a crippled U.S. Airways flight onto the Hudson River. The successful outcome was the result of effective teamwork, Sully's dedication to airline safety, his belief that a pilot's judgment must go hand-in-hand with - and can never be replaced by - technology, and forty years of careful practice and training. This is the intimate story of a man who embodies what we think of as quintessential American values - leadership, responsibility, commitment to hard work, and service to others --- reminding us that cultivating seemingly ordinary virtues can prepare us to perform extraordinary acts.
Table of contents: title: A flight you'd never forget --; title: A pilot's life --; title: Those who came before me --; title: "Measure twice, cut once" --; title: The gift of girls --; title: Fast, neat, average --; title: Long-term optimist, short-term realist --; title: This is the captain speaking --; title: Showing up for life --; title: Anything is possible --; title: Managing the situation --; title: The view from above --; title: Sudden, complege, symmetrical --; title: Gravity --; title: One hundred fifty-five --; title: Stories heard, lives touched --; title: A wild ride --; title: Home --; title: The question.