First Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles Testifies
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2009
- Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to receive testimony on the US Airways Flight 1549 Accident. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 ditched into the Hudson River at approximately 3:30 pm following a double-engine failure while in route to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. There were 150 passengers onboard and five flight crew. All 155 people onboard survived.
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First Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles You are not less than a hero my man !!!!! Respect from Hungary !!!!
He did everything right too, He's also a hero.
Great that he mentioned the whole flight crew a great speaker for the support of the Aviation Industry in the US.
He's a good public speaker like Sully too .
OMG, it was 74 years of aviation experience in the cockpit that day, it had to be a happy ending. I remember vividly an incident back in -91, when a SAS MD81 fell out of the sky due to icing on the fuselage and crashed on a frozen field north of Stockholm. All 123 passengers + 4 crewmembers and 2 pilots survived, but there was one serious injury, one person ended up in a wheel chair. What saddens me besides that, is what the Danish captain, Stefan Rasmussen, had to go through after the accident. It took the safety board two years to clear the crew of any wrong doings and put the responsibility where it belonged, on the ground crew who failed to remove the snow and ice on the wings and fuselage before take off. The incident took its toll on captain Rasmussen, almost to the verge of suicide. Instead of being celebrated as the hero he was, he was treated like a suspect of a crime for nearly two years.
Landing on water and landing on a frozen field after plowing trough 200 meters of pine wood, I'd choose water any given day, winter or no winter. What captain Rasmussen did that day was beyond miraculous. In a stuation like that, you don't rise to the occation, you sink to the level of training. That's what saved both Flight 751 and Cactus 1549. I wish the media would have the decency to mention captain Rasmussen and his FO, Ulf Cedermark. After all, Sully and Skiles aren't the first pilots to perform a miracle, don't you know.
Rarely hear about Canadian Captain Bob Pearson and his First Officer Maurice Quintal. Those heroes were held up to the same scrutiny when it was crown corporation Air Canada cutting corners on training that caused the incident.
I don't think even Captain Pearson has been able to make the Gimlli Glider landing again in simulation.
You're correct in what you say, that's the first time I've ever heard of that incident
How do you pronounce your first name, out of curiosity? Like "Zappa", as in Frank Zappa?
Bjørn M Granvang
You don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of training...
I like that.
I'm a nurse and I know that's what happens in emergencies - you're very right.
I'm afraid the simple truth is that flight 1549 had plenty of energy to return to LaGuardia and Sully had a senior moment. Altitude to glide more than twice the needed distance.
Lots of love and respect to Capt Jeff. You're a hero and a source of inspiration for all. A big salute to you and your team.
What a pity, the guy worked so many years to reach a high level in his career which is being a Captain and then gets demoted to First Officer again!!!
Noneofyourbusiness hard pill to swallow if you ask me.
Noneofyourbusiness he didn’t get demoted. He chose to go back to first officer status to bid better routes and spend more time working on his construction business.
Arnold Gray 👍🏻
He did it for quality over quantity of life, alot of pilots do it. The transportation industry whether it's in the sky or on the road abuses its workforce and it's all because of the very people Mr Skiles is addressing
Some airline's requirements to be a Captain ask for a certain minimum of flying hours in a model. He was a captain in other models, but never flew AIRBUS 320 before, and then passed through a month and a half of initial training and went (thank god), to simulator two weeks before this emergency happened and practiced the both engines loss. Surely in the following months he should had been promoted to A320 Captain.
Both of them excellent professionals. They gave credit, humbly, to all involved. They both had the guts to denounce the airline for serious faults. My hat's off to them for their dedication to safety and to their fellow pilots without fear of losing their jobs. That is integrity of professionals with ethics.
The have or had two jobs? Sully was doing consulting? Mr. Skiles in construction business? He is earning just the half he did in former times? Unbelievable.
Uwe Mobil it is both unbelievable,and a bitter pill to swallow that management,shareholders, and politicians, expect so much from a profession as noble what pilots and have economically devalued airmen as horrifically as we have been made aware of...someone hand me a picket sign.
They cry pilot shortage and the guys are working part time.... Go figure...
That was due to the economic crisis of 2007. Similar to 2020 pandemic, such crisis hits airline and tourism industry early. A decade later it's the same issue with pilots and airline staff in many countries now.
First Officer Jeff Skiles, giving credit where credit is due; to all.
Amazing man - They kept their cool to Perfection
Never have I been so well spoken.
Reporter: "So I heard ya'll crashed a plane in the Hudson".
Jeff: "Actually it was him".
He’s the guy I’d want up front if I was riding.
What an incredible human being and remarkable man. He's pretty stinking cute too! God bless him!
My 2nd cousin, that cuteness runs in the family lol.........He is really a nice man too.
The fact that a pilot needs to moonlight, blows my mind.
This was 12 years ago. Much has improved.
One of the worlds most understood things is who in the hell dislikes these types of videos?
Heroes.
Fascinating. I recently turned down the chance to pay to be assessed in order to MAYBE be offered a chance to pay 70000 to go to pilot training college in Ireland. The industry is back to front and I've abandoned all aspirations to be a professional pilot.
Skiles is fascinating in what he has to say. and, of course, in what he DID!
My 2nd cousin; my great uncle's nephew, Great uncle Coy's son, Jimmy Skile's son. Moved from Missouri to Wisconsin many years ago. Whew what possessed me to try and say all that ? I am very proud of him, smart family and a great orator like uncle Coy.
Bravo!
Jeff Skiles: I would have done it in July ;) (2020) MAY 22 if someone's here let me know...
July
@@jadenr.11 remember this month for Jeff Skiles ❤
Captain Croft of course
forgetting all the rah rah what decent men and a great crew that were focused on nothing else but to get the aircraft and passengers on the water safely and then to land god bless them all
I concur with you my fellow aviator, the aviation business is no place for your own children, I would NOT recommend flying to anyone especially family & or friends beyond the private level, after that it's a poorly paid job with little to no security yet is a hugely responsible job, the two no longer belong together.
These guys the Hudson River saviors are a dying breed sadly:-(
Exactly it's a lousy industry
+Nhhj Nnjj What the fuck, who told you Aviation is a lousy industry? You're shit.
I thought most pilots made good money?
I thought most made 150-200k per year.
They used to, but they don't anymore. They haven't really since 2001-ish.
Remember here in the 1970's, I was a Air Hostess (flight attendant) in Australia- went out with a pilot who had 3 sisters- all Air Hostesses- one with each major airline- Qantas, TAA & Ansett - Skiles is right about being family affair back then.
2:52 So true. I had a high school friend who is now a captain for U.S. Air. We were both bit hard by the aviation bug in our youths, we would fly together often, he had the resources to pursue that career, I did not. I was a bit jealous of him initially, but once I heard about what he had to go through I couldn't help but feel relief, and this was circa 2000. I would NOT recommend that career path to anyone, including the extraneous positions like ATC.
ATC is a very different kettle of fish. And within 20 years neither job might exist.
It is a travesty that these professionals have taken "cuts" in pay and are struggling enough to require a second job. Just deplorable....
I love Skiles' testimonial on what is wrong with the system.
I love his voice. He could get a job as a narrator. Definitely he'd be a good one.
I didn't know many pilots have to work two jobs! That's crazy. I'm not surprised if I soon learn that accidents and aviation unsafety are increasing due to budget cuts and minimized training.
He was 58 or 59 at the time of this hearing.
Yeah, and when your unmanned passenger airplane comes into trouble, you won't have all the information needed to solve the situations and ESPECIALLY you won't take all the effort to save the passengers and the the plane, because your life won't be at stake.
There's no RELOAD FROM LAST POSITION in real life.
So sad
It is insane that Airline Pilots+Crew aren't paid fair wages. Most of us have to fly at least once in our lives to get somewhere in time that we can't drive to. Idk about you, but I don't want the pilot of that aircraft to be paid poorly while airline tickets are soooo insanely expensive. I want the woman/man piloting my plane to be very well compensated for doing a very difficult job not a single person on that aircraft could do. Pilots do insane jobs others can't, highly specialized jobs others could never qualify for. They deserve far above average pay.
I have seen a 20 year young guy with 190 TT starting the Type rating for an A340.... in Spain.
Now he is 3000h TT and nothing wrong has happened in his career. What's wrong?
The outline of corporate greed is made very clear in this man's speech. Top heavy companies made fat off the backs of the employees. At the expense of everyone. Disgusting
The reality is the airline industry does not want highly skilled and experienced crews because that translate to high wages and cuts into profit margins. What the industry wants is automated flight controls where you just put a minimally trained low paying human to support the computer. So instead of the computer acting as back to the human crew, it's the reverse. If you don't believe this then you have not been following news on the Boeing 737-MAX crashes.
wait a minute......didn't jeffrey skiles work for enron?
As the child of a airline employee,my father spent 38 years in the air freight part of the airlines he worked for .one move from Wisconsin to Minneapolis MN is as far as my father had to go.his airline merged ,was bought out and now ceases to excist.in the first 25 years the name changed on from Wisconsin central to north central. Them all he'll broke lose in the dereagulated airline industry,he went from both central to republic to northwest in less than 10 years ,now the name Nothwest is hitory like most other airlines . many believe that 9/11 could have been stopped or even avoided if the industry has not sold it's soul for profit. People in the industry no longer knew what to look for. What passengers might be a risk,regardless of race or background. People with a lot of experience were considered to have bloated salerys ,except if you were up management. Sad. The airline industry in American is dead. People will not fly as they are tired of being sexually assaulted by the goons at TSA. To bad .it would have been fun to get on a 787.
Not a word uttered about the technicians that make those aircraft work. Every day. Sad.
I really feel for the newly qualified pilots in America. In Europe we get it much easier, Newly qualified pilots do not need to start at regional level and many of us earn in excess of fifty thousand dollars a year as a base salary.
Jiri K I am glad to hear that your salaries are better in Europe. please remember you may have to fight to keep what you have.do not cave in to management so "corporate" bean counters can make money at your expense while "giving"away cheap tickets.
I thought he was around 40
What a Patriot! True Definition of a Honorable Man! He dedicated his life to his Country! God Bless America!
Who writes these guys stuff....
At regional airlines. back in 2008 before the layoffs. They were looking for pilots that had at least 500 flighthours 50 hours in a multiengine. they only make about $20,000 a year. This industry is going to the shitter for a while now. I would not recommend it to anyone. I work for this industry as a mechanic.
Why a dedicated and experians. Great job!
Dang. It must've worked because I'm a contractor now who does work all the time for pilots who don't know what to do with all their money
These are the people we want in Control,good honest men and women but I fear we don’t get them and we are Steamrolled into their Bucks up,£ down to our detriment.
It's easy to drive a car, when you get into an accident or something breaks down you just park it along the highway and call for service. It's different for aircraft. A bunch of birds fly straight into your engines and the only way to park is trying to get any result from your speed and altitude to try to safe the passengers. There is no side road there is no rescue service in the air the only thing you got is to keep flying and find somewhere to land and your chances are slim to none..
I understand that airlines are risky and not very profitable business,but pay those pilots such a pennies,who has a ton of responsibilities and risks,is a fucking shame and disgrace.
Well he is 62.
Yes, I would have done it in July.
That “PBGC promise” that Captain Skyles mentioned has already happened to me. Instead of receiving the full pension that was promised to me by my employer, the pension that I EARNED, I now receive a very small portion of my pension from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. My pension was reduced by 81%. Yes, I receive a pittance in place of a pension that I EARNED. At my age, 66, what do I do now? What are my options?
You have my sympathy!
I started work back in 1973 and was supposed to retire when I reach 65. But our government - bless them - have decreed that I must now work until I'm 66 - for the same payout.
Ask any pilot, turning back to the field when you lose all power on climb out (almost always) = swift death for everyone on board. ALL conventional wisdom and thousands of NTSB accident reports suggest that you land straight ahead. Turning at low altitude with no power = loss of speed+stall & death.
I would hope actual pilots would disagree with the very erroneous statements you made here. A plane like the airbus in question glides quite well and they could and should have returned to the runway. I have tried the flight many times. The only problem is slowing down to not overshoot the runway.
Really! How many REAL aeroplanes did you fly to prove your point?
Pilots train in simulators. Don't be so mindless.
@@DanFrederiksen Ah, the good old simulator. Makes 'dying' easier to cope with and gives you another crack at things if you screw up. Be honest now, how many times did you fireball before you got the settings correct? 😉
Jeff Skiles for speaker of the house
So you made it and you want now new pilots to spend more money for flying hours before make it to an interview? Wow, what a hero
Great video, important issues. Shame about the many pointless comments
He has a written speech he no doubt practiced
Vive La Revolution!!!! Off With their heads!!!!
@Nutrino2179 I see nothing wrong in that.
Think about what the Military does. you can go from zero flight time in your life to flying a Blackhawk, or a Jayhawk within months after completing Basic.
your talking people as young as 18 in the Army, are going to go to Basic, WOCS, than go to Flight School and end up being licensed to fly right after training is complete months after they've completed Basic. because they have 3,000 hours of experience right?
What I was shocked about was that copilots in many airlines in the USA earn less than bus drivers!!!!
Arron Ekhart
Sickening. Disgusting that these guys have to work 2 jobs. What is wrong with that picture?!
So was the CEO also reduced in capacity and dollars??
What's that?? Thought not. Strangle the operations but fatten the Board!! News flash, no pilots, no Board!! ps, my son gets six figures working with spanners and drinks and smokes on the JOB!!
Pilots?? A Mugs Game.
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Retirements maybe bye bye, but at least you got your health flyboys.
I can say with high confidence that nearly every challenge the airline industry faces (and indeed most of our collective problems) has a cause rooted in government to one degree or another. Regulations that don't make sense, and ATC system that is out of date, airports that are busting at the seams and in disrepair, and much more ... are all under the control of government entities. Many government agencies overlap, are bloated with employees that are disincentivized to be efficient, and are systemically living in the last century. Our government officials responsible are focused on the wrong things, spending money in the wrong areas and focused on long term power and control rather than fixing fundamental problems. They waste time on political vindictiveness and partisan issues that move the country in a circle of frustration. They make their own rules, spend money we don't have and create conflict against the other party rather than cooperate to improve America. We sit at $21TRILLION in debt without a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget. We accept career politicians who are highly paid, then receive lifetime pensions and healthcare that we pay for, and most become or are millionaires while handing out billions to other countries, and people in our own country who aren't even citizens or are too lazy to go to work because of free handouts ... thankfully we experience a few heroes in life like Jeff Skiles and Sully Sullenberger and crew. I certainly can't say that about Nancy Pelosi and Congress.
Just noticed that Nancy Pelosi posted this...
@Nancy Pelosi as a german i mus ask: what is this? why are they being pilloried in the public?
weird - this is on Nancy Pelosi's channel!?
#Pelosi2020
Did you look at sully? The guy looks like he could be 70, flying kills your health.
Down with Pelosi
with all respects and everything but if you have 2 jobs and work 7 days a week, you should not be flying an airplaine.
Why not make sure that you are truly saved by Jesus Christ and practice this way.
Remorsefully confess with your heart your sins to Jesus Christ who is God and tell Him that you right now are repenting of your sins and you want to be born again of the Spirit from above. Tell Jesus that you are remorsefully sorry for breaking His commandments and that you are begging for forgiveness from Him. Allow His blood from the cross to wash away your sins. After this is done with your heart successfully the Holy Spirit will come to live within you and He will rebuild you from the inside out. Look for signs that you are living righteously. Things like spreading the good news from Jesus, getting other people saved, a craving for the word of God, reading the Bible etc. These things are known as a calling and fruit bearing. If you're not bearing fruit then keep doing it. Sometimes it takes time to get saved. Read Matthew chapter 13 from the King James Bible. God bless!
no thanks, I have better things to do than to talk to your imaginary friends...
Same here. I'd rather talk to my real friends in college or my Twitter followers
We are saved by believing in Jesus, not by praying a prayer.
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