04 February,2009 11:27 AM IST | | Agencies
In his first interview since being credited with saving himself and the 154 passengers and crew, the 58-year-old aviation ace Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger described the nerve-rattling wild ride as "shocking". Sully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in New York's Hudson River on January 15 after the jet hit a flock of birds.
"It was very quiet as we worked, my co-pilot and I. We were a team," Sullenberger told ESPN. "But to have zero thrust coming out of those engines was shocking - the silence."
Asked how he felt inside as his Airbus glided towards the water, the dashing silver-haired Californian said, "Calm on the outside, turmoil inside."
Reilly briefly interviewed Sullenberger during Super Bowl festivities in Florida, where he and his crew attended Sunday's big game as guests ofu00a0 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Sully's wife, Lorrie, said they have been flooded with fan mail thatu00a0they read at night before going to bed.
The Sullenbergers are to appear together in a broadcast interview on Sunday.
