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Everybody was with me. >> we had things to do. and i think that makes a big difference. i've always felt that certainly the flight attendants and passengers in back would have had a lot more fear than us because they had nothing to do. >> water ditchings are rare, but there have been several more than just flight 1549 and a.l.m. 980. january 2002, a boeing 737 operated by garuda indonesia airways flies into severe thunderstorms, and both engines flame out. after three unsuccessful attempts to restart them, the pilot ditches in the shallow section of an indonesian river. 59 on board survive. on...

Amazingly, what is often described as a terrifying life or death experience for passengers doesn't even seem to faze the men in the cockpit. >> there was no fear factor. i had no problems with the crew. everybody was with me. >> we had things to do, and i think that makes a big difference. i always felt that certainly the flight attendants and passengers in back would have had more fear than us, because they had nothing to do. >> water ditchings are rare, but there have been more than flight 1549 and alm 980. january 2002, a boeing 737 operated by indonesia airways flies into severe thundersto...

Passengers doesn't even seem to faze the men in the cockpit. >> there was no fear factor. i had no problems with the crew. everybody was with me. >> we had things to do, and i think that makes a big difference. i always felt that certainly the flight attendants and passengers in back would have had more fear than us, because they had nothing to do. >> water ditchings are rare, but there have been more than flight 1549 and alm 980. january 2002, a boeing 737 operated by indonesia airways flies into severe thunderstorms, and both engines flame out. after three unsuccessful attempts to restart th...