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Pilot, this could actually be the first time he or she had to go through something like this in real life, versus a simulator as part of that certification process, correct? >> yes. thats quite possible. it is worth remembering that really it is not unlike a typical landing. you want to be extra special smooth. you want to make sure you glide it in and you want to make sure you land as slowly as you can. as close to what we call the stall speed, that means not the engine is quitting, but the aer...

Because of the expertise. we learned that he was one of the trainers, one of the individuals training other pilots here. this is a smaller aircraft and boils down to in many cases experience and the assistance of other eyes and ears as tom just explained to us. jim? >> yes. i missed that. im sorry. >> i was discussing the fact that the pilots expertise here and comes in to play, we saw great expertise of sully sullenberger but this does boil down to other eyes and ears as tom pointed out and the...

Simulator, what is this pilot likely thinking and dealing with right now? >> there are times as a pilot that you depend on your experience and knowledge of how the aircraft functions. and then, of course, you devise your own emergency procedure to develop to make sure you do the very best and smartest thing you can do and if this pilot never had this experience before in a simulator or not, im telling you that i believe the expeer of a lear pilot is that he will understand to the parameters he i...

He was about to take off in another gear. >> nasa a looking for the next batch of the astronauts. >> specifically african-americans, what did you think your chances were. >> i didnt think my chances were very high. >> with nearly 10,000 applicants competing for just 35 flights, his chances were slim, but guy was one of three african-american astronauts, made it through. so, what kind of personality makes it into space? >> well, you have to be a person that can get along with a the lot of differe...

He was about to take off in another gear. >> nasa a looking for the next batch of the astronauts. >> specifically african-americans, what did you think your chances were. >> i didnt think my chances were very high. >> with nearly 10,000 applicants competing for just 35 flights, his chances were slim, but guy was one of three african-american astronauts, made it through. so, what kind of personality makes it into space? >> well, you have to be a person that can get along with a the lot of differe...

Police are looking for the suspects. human skeletal remains were found under a historic home undergoing republican novation. it could be the resting place of a man whose death dates back to the 1850s. in oregon, dont worry, it is only a drill here but one designed to show what a massive magnitude eight earthquake might feel like. a power company uses a simulator to get employees ready if one hits. theres a 40% chance of a quake rocking the pacific northwest in the next 50 years. back to wa...

Look up top. all right. this is a simulator. im trying to straighten out my drive. i think im going the wrong way now. there we go. now watch this. >> steve: hey! hes doing doughnuts! youre going the wrong direction, brian! look out. >> brian: here we go. third gear, fourth gear. im off the grass. im going to go high on the green line. here we go on the green line. when the red comes up, thats means i should brake. i dont think i will, though. ill go around the curve. i really feel like im drivi...

Drive better. >> brian: go ahead. >> gretchen: are you going to operate camera? >> brian: yeah. im going to operate the camera. >> gretchen: lets see how this works. >> gretchen: chris, show him up. >> steve: chris is hooked up to something. this is working out well. we go from brian driving nascar to brian driving a high def camera. >> gretchen: lets see which one hes better at. >> steve: zoom out a little. >> gretchen: great job! >> brian: hit the brake. now in second gear. >> steve: this is v...

youre in "the situation room." another weak jobs report is raising new concerns about the pace of an already sluggish economic recovery. only 80,000 jobs were added in the month of june, significantly fewer than economists were certainly hoping for. the unemployment rate is holding at 8.2%. it all comes as president obamas trying to kick his campaign into a higher gear with a major bus tour through some critical battleground states. >> its still tough out there. you know, we learned ...

devastating storm. what happened? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obamas bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. were talking about a presidential seal. its a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both tr...