>>> NOW BOARDING AMERICAN
AIRLINES FLIGHT 809, NONSTOP SEATTLE TO TACOMA.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> OH MY GOD. SULLY SULLENBERGER?
YOU LANDED THAT PLANE IN THE HUDSON RIVER.
YOU SAVED ALL THOSE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
>> AH, WELL. I JUST DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE FLYING AGAIN.
>> YEAH, I TOOK SOME TIME OFF TO WRITE A BOOK BUT I'M READY TO
GET BACK TO JUST BEING A CAPTAIN AGAIN.
>> WELL, IT'S AN HONOR, SIR. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING
AT ALL. >> THANK YOU MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> HI, THERE.
>> MORNING, COME ON IN. >> WHOOPS, I'M SORRY, I THINK
I'M IN THAT SEAT. >> WHAT'S THAT?
THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR? >> YEAH, I'M SORRY, I THINK
ACCORDING TO THE ROTATION SHEET IT SAYS I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THIS
RUN. >> TOWER, THIS IS AMERICAN 809,
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT AN ITTY BITTY TYPO ON OUR ROTATION SHEET, CAN
YOU CONFIRM OUR CAPTAIN ROSTER PLEASE?
>> COPY 809, WE HAVE CAPTAIN DOUG HUBBARD AS FIRST IN
COMMAND. >> TOWER, THIS IS AMERICAN 809.
I'M -- I'M SULLY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> COME AGAIN, 809? >> I'M SULLY.
SULLENBERGER. MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON SULLY.
>> COPY. YOU HAVEN'T FLOWN IN A WHILE,
SULLENBERGER. FAA REQUIRES 18 HOURS AS SECOND
IN COMMAND. YOU'LL BE ASSISTING CAPTAIN
HUBBARD TODAY. >> WELL, TOWER, TOWER --
>> WAS I RIGHT? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> TOWER, THIS IS AMERICAN 809, WE'RE FUELED UP AND READY FOR
PRECHECK. >> COPY THAT, CAPTAIN, WE'VE GOT
YOU ON RUNWAY 22. >> RUNWAY 22, COPY.
>> 22, COPY. YOUR WIND SPEED ISN'T SET YET.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO. >> OKAY.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YEP.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH, CRAZY. GOOD MORNING, FOLKS, THIS IS
YOUR CAPTAIN -- >> AND I'M SULLY.
>> SHOULD BE A PRETTY SMOOTH RIDE TODAY.
>> HERO OF THE HUDSON. >> WEATHER IN SEATTLE IS
77 DEGREES. SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THE
FLIGHT. >> BRACE FOR IMPACT.
JUST KIDDING. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I KNOW ELLEN. >> WHAT?
>> DeGENERIS. SWEET GAL, FUNNY.
>> COOL. >> IT IS.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN "SULLY"? >> I HAVE NOT.
>> OH, IT'S ABOUT ME. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> IS THAT RIGHT? >> YEP.
APPLE WATCH. FREE.
THEY JUST SENT IT TO ME. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS KIND OF
STUFF. DO YOU HAVE ONE?
>> I DON'T. >> HUH.
>> EXCUSE ME, FELLOWS. THIS LITTLE GUY WANTS TO MEET
HIS HERO IN THE COCKPIT. I SAID YOU WOULDN'T MIND.
>> OF COURSE NOT, COME IN, BUDDY.
>> WE HEARD YOU'RE A VETERAN, YOU SERVED IN DESERT STORM.
>> I DID. >> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A
NICE YOUNG MAN. >> I'M SULLY.
>> WHAT? >> OH, OH, I SEE.
HE WAS IN THE ARMY, OH, QUICK SOMEBODY, GET THIS GUY ON
"KIMMEL." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I'M GOING TO GO 30. >> WIND'S OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST,
I THINK WE BETTER DO 35 -- >> I THINK 30'S GOOD.
>> HEY, MAN. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME?
>> NO, YOU'RE GREAT. HEY, WHAT IS THE HEADING ON OUR
VOR SELECTOR? >> LET ME SEE HERE.
>> I GOT IT, I GOT IT. GOOD THING I WAS HERE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> FOLKS, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN,
SORRY ABOUT THAT -- >> SULLY JUST SAVED EVERYONE.
>> JUST ACCIDENTAL TURBULENCE -- >> YEP, SULLY DID IT AGAIN.
>> SEATBELT SIGN IS ON. >> WE ARE HEADING FOR THE
HUDSON. >> NO, WE'RE NOT.
[ LAUGHTER ] PLEASE REMAIN SEATED.
>>WE'RE GOING DOWN. >> WE'RE FINE.
>> WE HIT BIRDS. >> NO, WE DIDN'T.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Most inaccurate part of the whole thing is the amount of space there is on the flight deck...
It appears SNL has captured what many of our local ATPs claim to be the 'real' Captain Sullenburger.
The whole time I was waiting for Tom Hanks to reference the other movie and say, "I am the captain now."
"now boarding American 809 Non-stop to Sea-tac"
Pastes American Airlines logo on a United Livery
Hahaha nice. Though I think I found the "Let's throw random airplane words out there to sound official" funnier :) .
"Hey what's the heading on our VOR module?" I loled.
Real question, How often are 2 captains paired together? and who would get PIC?
Region locked
My cousin flew A320s for US Airways at the time, and like what seems like everyone there, she wasn't a fan. I vaguely recall her complaining about how he used the APU, so they must have consulted someone to get that line in. (And I would imagine that they complained that ops knows who's flying, not tower, but they probably left that slide to make it simpler for the audience.)