Flight 1549
CBS News correspondent Katie Couric in her interview Sunday night with Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger introduced the story she called Flight 1549: A Routine Takeoff Turns Ugly with the following words: "When U S Airways flight 1549 crash-landed into New York's Hudson River, what seemed destined to be a tragedy became an extraordinary tale of success and survival. By the time all 155 people were pulled from the ice waters by a flotilla of rescue boats, a story began to emerge of a highly trained pro with a cool demeanor who had deftly guided his doomed aircraft to safety." "A tragedy became an extraordinary tale of success and survival" because "a highly trained pro with a cool demeanor deftly guided his doomed aircraft to safety." How did "Sully" do it? Because "Sully" fleshed out the principle of living in the present moment -- a critical principle very few people seem to understand. Richard Carlson, Ph.D. in hi