Carolinas Aviation Museum

I decided to restart my blogs after a long (long) gap. My 2.5 year old is sound asleep and I thought this would be the right time to write something without any distractions. I was really confused on where to start. Then I decided to start with my travel blogs. I have visited many places since I published my last post. 

We celebrated 2016 Xmas with my sister in law and family in Charlotte. Right after the Xmas day, we decided to visit Carolinas aviation Museum.  I had very high expectations about this place when my husband talked about it. This is a small museum with great stuff. The "miracle on the hudson" display is the main exhibit here. That was fascinating.They also have one helicopter and an older commercial air craft cockpit you can sit in. My daughter, Grace enjoyed sitting in the cockpit..

Miracle on Hudson River

On January 15 2009, US airways flight 1549 struck on a flock of Canada geese three minutes after its take off from Newyork airport while en route to Charlotte, North Carolina. Due to that hit, the flight lost all the engine power. The pilot in command was Chesley B Sullenberg. Realizing that both the engines had shutdown, Sullenberg took control of the flight. Sullenberg called New york Terminal Radar Approach Control and he was asked to land in New Jersey. But Sullenberg mentioned that he could not be able to land and he decided to land in Hudson river. The plane made unpowered ditching to the river. Sullemberger opened the cockpit and ordered evacuation. The crew evacuated the passengers through window exits. Sullenberg walked through the cabins and confirmed it was empty. It could have led to a catastrophic failure. His decision saved the lives of 155 people on board. All the passengers had been able to escape the aircraft as the plane sank slowly into the freezing water. The temperature on that day was 19F.