Do you agree that the Pilot of the plane that landed in the Hudson River is a hero who saved many lives?

• According to what i heard the Pilot feared he wouldn't be able to make it back to the Airport so he made a fast decision & landed on the Hudson River. Last i heard no one was hurt. This is the link to the live footage if anyone wants to check it out. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_us/plane_in_river NEW YORK – A US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after striking a bird that disabled two engines, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters, a government official says. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan. Brown says the plane, an Airbus 320, appears to have hit one or more birds. The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows. Rescue crews had opened the door and were pulling passengers in yellow life vests from the plane. Several boats surrounded the plane, which appeared to be slowly sinking. Government officials do not believe the crash is related to terrorism. "There is no information at this time to indicate that this is a security-related incident," Homeland Security spokeswoman Laura Keehner said. "We continue to closely monitor the situation which at present is focused on search and rescue." New York City firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to the crash. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries. "I saw what appeared to be a tail fin of a plane sticking out of the water," said Erica Schietinger, whose office windows at Chelsea Piers look out over the Hudson. "All the boats have sort of circled the area. ... I can't tell what's what at this point.

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  Yes in deed! Most folks would panic and wouldn't know what to do, but he handled it like a pro. Look at all those people standing on the wings of the airplane, even they weren't too scared. Everyone was standing comly and waiting for the boats to arrive.