Goose down

Unbelievable! A plane leaves La Guardia, and just minutes later some geese fly into the engine and the plane goes down in icy water. No one killed. Kudos to the pilots and crew. It's an amazing story.

Kudos to the pilot who safely landed the plane on the Hudson.

On September 11, a few years ago, I was on a plane headed to Chicago from the New York area, where I had just seen my extended family for a happy celebration. We left the New York airport and a few minutes later the plane was filled with smoke and we made an emergency landing. My entire life flashed in front of me in those minutes as I pondered my escape. I'm not superstitious about September 11 and New York, but it definitely was a very terrifying experience.