Good - But good enough?

On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 took off from New York with Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger at the controls of the Airbus 320. Sully was an experienced pilot with over 20,000 flying hours. Shortly after take-off, both engines failed due to a bird strike. Within seconds, Sully had to decide whether to bring the aircraft (which was still in a climb) safely back to the airport or whether he should risk an emergency landing. The lives of more than one hundred people depended on this split-second decision. He decided to land the aircraft on the Hudson River, because he did not believe that it could make it back to the runway. The landing was successful; all 155 passengers escaped without any major injuries.

Resilient? Definitely - up to a point

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