Sullenberger made a mayday call 22 seconds after the strike, calmly reporting: This is Cactus 1539, hit birds. We've lost thrust on both engines. We're turning back towards LaGuardia.
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Fourteen years after he landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, an achievement that made him a hero and a prominent, outspoken safety advocate, Captain C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger visited Charlotte, where a museum commemorating the event was renamed in his honor.