Danville's Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger tells Katie Couric in an interview with 60 Minutes that the sound of the "geese hitting the plane and the smell of burning poultry entering the cabin was shocking." And from that point forward on US Airways Flight 1549, things could have gotten much worse. That is, if it weren't for Sully's quick thinking and deft maneuvering.

The humble hero pilot (who thinks too much attention is being paid to him and not his crew) and flight crew were honored yesterday in New York City yesterday with keys to the city in a ceremony fit for a war hero's coming home.

Why, even notorious YouTube commenters have nothing foul to say about Danville's most famous resident. "This guy is a zen master," cries SubmarinerAndroid. "Such a hero," declares thelastminuteblog. "It's a good thing they had Sully in the cockpit, as opposed to some transvestite minority affirmative action hire, otherwise this story would be quite a different thing eh?" declares maynecuffs. Well, two out of three ain't bad.