Ditching is always a high risk option, but this US Airways A320 crew made the right decision and showed the world how ditching should really be done according to Flightglobal's safety and operations editor David Learmount.
In this video, Learmount, talks about what the pilots faced in the US Airways A320 accident.
Background image: © Janis Krums
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Source: FlightGlobal.com
