Contra Costa Pilot Hero of Flight 1549

SF Citizen has a glowing review of local pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who is being branded a hero after keeping Flight 1549 afloat long enough for all passengers to get out before it sank. Yesterday, if you recall, an Airbus 320 dived into the Hudson River just after takeoff. Remarkably, no lives were lost. Birds, sadly, are being blamed for the near disaster. To read more about Sullenberger, a former USAF fighter pilot and Danville resident, go here.