Watson stood against the back wall of the bridge, near an old brass pilot wheel, and bit his upper lip.

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"It was marvelous, " said Mr. Cunningham himself an old Lancaster pilot creaking a bit on his chair.

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"Hey, that Japan Air may know it but they have fuel spewing out the leftward wing quite a bit, " the pilot of another plane told the control tower, which radioed the JAL crew and halted takeoff.

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At 62 years of age Sullenberger looks every bit of what one would expect a pilot to be.

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"Request climb to FL360, " meaning the pilot wanted to take the flight from London to Minneapolis up a bit to 36, 000 feet above sea level.

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To discuss this topic a bit more I was lucky enough to speak with famous retired Navy pilot and US astronaut Mark Kelly.

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