"Brace for Impact"

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Imagine being aboard a jet airliner when, just moments after takeoff, you hear the captain say, "Brace for impact." Looking outside your window, you see the skyline of New York City, not from high above, but at the same level as your aircraft. Looking below, you see the Hudson River racing up to meet you. The captain and crew of US Airways Flight 1549, along with 150 very frightened passengers, found themselves in this precise predicament on a chilly morning in January 2009. What happened next has been called the Miracle on the Hudson.