Pilot. Hero. Entrepreneur?
The nation is still buzzing about the heroic actions of US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, who guided Flight 1549 and its 154 passengers and crew members to a safe landing in New York’s Hudson River.
Turns out, on top of being a pilot and a newly-minted hero, Sullenberger is also an entrepreneur.
Sullenberger, who landed the plane after its engines were disabled by what is believed to be a “double bird strike,” is the founder and president of Safety Reliability Methods, a California-based consulting firm that provides risk evaluation, training, and other services to business, government, and health-care clients.
Sullenberger’s resume includes more than 40 years of flying experience, on top of an M.A. in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado and an M.S. in industrial psychology from Purdue University.
Safety Reliability Methods focuses on applying the most recent advances in safety and reliability performance, most of which, according to the company’s website, originated in commercial aviation. Clients in turn are promised improvements to areas such as risk management and leadership development.
Photo by Safety Reliability Methods, Inc..
Click and Inc on January 19th, 2009 2:04 pm
nice job sully, thanks for bringing the plane to safety. A pilot’s job has a lot of pressure and you handled it great.
Ty Ford on January 21st, 2009 7:41 am
I’m a singer-songwriter. Last friday morning I rose with the amazement of the miracle on the Hudson as most others did. I was scheduled to perform at a coffee house in Annapolis, MD that night. I thought it would be a good idea to play a song that resonated with the miracle that took place the day before. I could find no song. I began to write one. Two hours later I pretty much had “Flight 1549 (Sully’s Steady Hand)”. Here it is.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=666789&content=songinfo&songID=7244963
Regards,
Ty Ford
cassy on January 26th, 2009 2:46 am
good job and congratulation to pilot Chesley Sullenberger for saving tha life of many pasenger og that US airways,you did a great job, i wish all the pilot will also do what you did!
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