On Jan 20, 2:12*am, George wrote:
On Jan 18, 5:49*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

"It happened so fast, the pilots never had time to throw the
aircraft's "ditch switch," which seals off vents and holes in the
fuselage to make it more seaworthy. "

She wasn't there either...

in any case she's talking sh**. It was a low priority in any case.

Bertie

If she was quoting what the Capt. testified to "we didn't throw the
ditch switch" (or similar) how would this be "talking sh**?

Why is the ditch switch a low priority? Is it operable after the plane
has hit water & is (temporarily) floating?

Low priority compared to flying the plane, deadstick, in a congested
urban environment.

Or would you rather he spend time looking for a button on the panel?

Geez people, if you don't fly the plane or if you allow yourself to
become distracted over minutae you will die. Don't you get it?
"Examination of the wreckage of ill fated flight 1549 along with
playback from the CVR showed the air crew to have been unduly
concerned with the 'ditch switch'". Would that make everyone
happier? Perhaps with the stall warning sounding in the background
along with the final 'oh ****' from pilot?

How about this, while attempting to steer around a sudden obstruction/
incident on the highway why don't you call 911?

This kind of faulty thinking is why people shouldn't be allowed to
have distractions, aka radios, cellphones or talking pax in their
automobiles.