And more.

http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/011509kvuesully-bkm.8e14a68.html
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Christopher Mc Donnell 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:56 PM
  Subject: [Aus-soaring] Gimli Glider, now the Hudson Glider


  Appears the pilot of the NY emergency landing was a glider pilot.

  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16pilot.html?_r=1

  Wonder how much that discipline's skills contributed to the wonderful outcome.

  Interesting that the NY Times said "glider pilot" not "sailplane pilot".


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