On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canadian geese causing the engines to fail. Chelsey Burnett Sullenberger, better known as “Sully,” was able to glide the plane to a safe landing on the Hudson River.
Asked how he could so quickly and heroically act to save so many lives, Sully remarked, “For 42 years I’ve been making small, regular deposits in the bank of experience, education, and training. On January 15, the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal.”
Dutilh Church 