Monday, March 4, 2019, 7:15PM Movie: Sully
Sully, starring Tom Hanks, and directed by Clint Eastwood. On January 15, 2009, US Airways pilots Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) and First Officer Jeff Skiles boarded US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Three minutes into the flight, at an approximate altitude of 2,800 feet (approx. 850 m), the Airbus A320 struck a flock of birds, disabling both engines. Without engine power and judging themselves unable to reach nearby airports. Sully ditched the aircraft on the Hudson River, allowing the crew and passengers to evacuate without casualty. Sully was hailed as a hero. While most of the world thought the incident was over, Captain Sullenburger and his co-pilot were under intense scrutiny. An investigation questioned if he would have had enough power to land safely at a nearby airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) claimed that several confidential computerized simulations showed the plane could have landed safely at a nearby airport without engines. Most of the movie deals with the dramatic hearing, during which Sully and his co-pilot (Aaron Eckhart), heroes to the rest of the world, must defend their actions in order to save their reputations and career.