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Title: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 16, 2009, 04:07:55 PM
The mayor of New York is hailing the pilot of the crashed plane a "hero"

Was he being heroic or just 'doing his job'.

Surely a hero is someone who risks their own life to save others. He was saving his own life and incidently saved everyone else.
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 04:21:58 PM
The mayor of New York is hailing the pilot of the crashed plane a "hero"

Was he being heroic or just 'doing his job'.

Surely a hero is someone who risks their own life to save others. He was saving his own life and incidently saved everyone else.
Agreed, he was just doing his job...

That's what they train endlessly for and earn vast sums to do...
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Snoopy on January 16, 2009, 04:45:14 PM
And indeed this particular pilot was, apparently, the "emergencies" training officer for that airline. Right man in the right place
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 16, 2009, 04:48:34 PM
Agreed - however I will  dish out the praise on him that he does merit as I can't remember a time when I have heard of a large plane crash when all the passengers have survived  happ096
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 04:49:30 PM
Agreed - however I will lump on the praise on him he merits as I can't remember a time when I have heard of a large plane crash when all the passengers have survived  happ096
He is a good pilot who did what he was trained to do at the time... not a hero...  noooo:
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 05:42:05 PM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 16, 2009, 05:54:02 PM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well

I'm surprised you aren't taking the side of the geese.
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 06:51:50 PM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well
Yes, but not a hero!   Banghead
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 07:48:14 PM
If I had been on that  plane!!

Quote
Mr Bloomberg said the writer Ernest Hemingway has defined heroism as "grace under pressure".


Nice one!

Anyone here do better?
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Bar Wench on January 16, 2009, 07:48:27 PM
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltps17if3t8&feature=PlayList&p=F004756AC287848E&playnext=1&index=2


 whistle:


Changed my mind!

http://www.youtube.com/v/QIDbqPUAT90&hl=en&fs=1


 cloud9: cloud9: cloud9: cloud9:


Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 07:56:44 PM
Gay boy  noooo:
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Just One More on January 16, 2009, 07:59:51 PM
Bollocks, I clicked on Wenchy's crossed out link before scrolling down to the youtube link

Ta for the earworm


I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves...
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Bar Wench on January 16, 2009, 08:01:58 PM
And my work here is done!  cloud9:
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 10:33:12 PM
The Boy has a new piece for his piano. I hear it 20 times a day.

Click here   eveilgrin:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRZbOb1c5c (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRZbOb1c5c)
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 07:06:34 AM
The Boy has a new piece for his piano. I hear it 20 times a day.

Click here   eveilgrin:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRZbOb1c5c (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRZbOb1c5c)
Bollox - I only had to look at the picture to get the ear worm...  cussing:
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 17, 2009, 10:54:45 AM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well
Yes, but not a hero!   Banghead

Why so miffed BM ?

This was not part of his job that he ever thought he would have to do , and lets be honest, survive if it happened.

To all those people that are petrified of flying it might offer just a glimmer of hope in their catastrophic outlook and to all the families of those people on board the plane he will never be viewed as anything else.

Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 12:58:39 PM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well
Yes, but not a hero!   Banghead

Why so miffed BM ?

This was not part of his job that he ever thought he would have to do , and lets be honest, survive if it happened.

To all those people that are petrified of flying it might offer just a glimmer of hope in their catastrophic outlook and to all the families of those people on board the plane he will never be viewed as anything else.


Of course it was part of his job!  Banghead

Pilots train for emergencies like this all the time... that's why there are trained pilots up the front and not monkeys...  noooo:

Of course, we pilots (  whistle: ) hope that such a thing will never happen, but that is precisely what they are trained (and paid huge amounts) for...
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 17, 2009, 02:35:08 PM

Of course it was part of his job!  Banghead

Pilots train for emergencies like this all the time... that's why there are trained pilots up the front and not monkeys...  noooo:

Of course, we pilots (  whistle: ) hope that such a thing will never happen, but that is precisely what they are trained (and paid huge amounts) for...

 happy100

So if you were the pilot of this aircraft and both engines had gone just after take off I presume you would be fairly confident (after your extensive and expensive training) of being at home for dinner that evening  rubschin:
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 03:03:56 PM

Of course it was part of his job!  Banghead

Pilots train for emergencies like this all the time... that's why there are trained pilots up the front and not monkeys...  noooo:

Of course, we pilots (  whistle: ) hope that such a thing will never happen, but that is precisely what they are trained (and paid huge amounts) for...

 happy100

So if you were the pilot of this aircraft and both engines had gone just after take off I presume you would be fairly confident (after your extensive and expensive training) of being at home for dinner that evening  rubschin:
Of course...  whistle:
Title: Re: What is a "Hero"
Post by: Just One More on January 17, 2009, 03:32:22 PM

Bollox - I only had to look at the picture to get the ear worm...  cussing:

Same here, but it got Hatton out of my head