FAA Releases Tapes from Flight 1549

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Amy Pearl
WNYC News | Jul 13, 2010

The FAA released tapes and transcripts of tower communications with US Airways flight 1549 that made an emergency landing in the Hudson on January 15, 2009. Most of the communications with the pilot are contained in the tape and transcript for New York Tracon.

New York Tracon (note: raw audio, contains many long silences)

Download the transcript HERE (pdf)

Find more audio and transcripts HERE.

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