The human factor in safe landings Advanced cockpit design and rehearsed emergency procedures aided pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who earned a Master’s degree in industrial psychology. In January 2009, Sullenberger’s instantaneous decisions safely guided his disabled airplane onto New York City’s Hudson River, where all 155 of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
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