'It Was a Day Like 10,000 Other Days'

Captain Sullenberger, the pilot portrayed by Tom Hanks in 'Sully,' had only 208 seconds to save the lives of everyone on his plane.

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[curbgrinder]

the guy never misses an opportunity to throw credit to his crew and everyone involved with the rescue. such a class act

[TORSuji]

"or be on this show"

Dude is as quick at making aviation calls as he is at quick witted jokes.

[gizmog]

I can´t believe how much I love this guy!!! such a hero and inspiration!!

[MrBrachiatingApe]

Consummate professional and a gentleman of class, dignity and humility. He deserves that standing ovation absolutely.

[TheNeilBernardShow]

Captain Sully deserves every great thing that's happening to him. What a hero!

[gavsky]

The consummate professional: self-effacing, not afraid to laugh at himself, calm and with a certain aura about him.

[SandraNelson]

This "miracle" landing was the result of a flight crew that had a total understanding of the plane, plus years of experience. Being able to think under insane pressure helps too.

[nahuelma]

I love that Tom Hanks and the rest of the cast of the movie gave him the option to go on the shows and get seen instead of doing it themselves

[macmcleod]

He still was giving credit to everyone else. That is an awesome human being.

[Sarah.Riedel]

My dad is a lifelong pilot F.I. and safety analyst for Lockheed and he admires the shit out of this guy, which is quite the endorsement.

[vermontsownboy]

Sully's water landing is an incredible example of survival thinking. The speed with which Sully and Skiles adapted their mindsets in response to the changed circumstance (normal take-off to emergency engines failure ) is astonishing.

In survival conditions, this is known as "re-writing the [mental] map." The faster you do it, the faster you start making life saving decisions. Yes, airline pilots are highly trained to do so. Still, this is a note-worthy response.

[kennethuyabeme]

Why does he look like he was once a US president?

[kanesmith]

They way he walks out kind of shocked is just so beautiful. He’s a true hero.

[sowmyak]

This man has such grace while he speaks and his voice is so calm

[santiagomacahilas]

Sully's a rockstar a true American Hero along with his first mate and flight crew

[jaytc]

Sully is the guy you could run into at the supermarket and he would let you go in front of him in line. An awesome pilot but still humble. He keeps trying to give credit to everyone else.

[nunosoares]

Mr. Sullenberger, First Officer Jeff Skiles, and rescuers from NY and NJ (air, water, and land). Thanks for what you did that day on January 15, 2009 and for saving the lives of 155 people. You're heroes.

[alos]

Not only did Captain Sully land the plane safely, he made sure everyone was off before evacuating. He walked back and forth twice. Thank you Captain Sully for your heroism!

[streglof]

I call every landing I can walk away from a good one.

[decodeddiesel]

His humility is so inspiring. This is what a real hero looks like. Everyone on that air crew is a hero.