Chesley Sullenberger

Aviator

1951-01-23

Quotes by Chesley Sullenberger

• After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In '73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980.

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• There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

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• I've missed half or two-thirds of my children's lives.

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• Every day we wake up, we have an opportunity to do some good, but there's so much bad that you have to navigate to get to the good.

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