RJA #15: Reflection

This class taught me a lot about research and my main topic for my research paper. I learned a lot about the processes that go into creating a formal research paper. It also taught me about managing time and putting everything together to have one big project. This class is going to help me in the future by helping me manage my time with deadlines. Also this class will help me when I have to do an incident report for a NTSB class that I will be taking in the future. I believe a lot of the same techniques will apply. This class really helped me.

RJA #14b: Application Project References

Brooks, M., Meserve, J., & Ahlers, M. (2009). Airplane crash-lands into hudson river; all aboard reported safe. CNN.com/US, 1(1), Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new.york.plane.crash/

Altman, A. (2009). Chesley b. sullenberger iii. Time, 1(1), Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1872247,00.html

Forster, S. (2009). The First officer. The Nest, 1(1), Retrieved from http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/9280323.aspx

Faa releases transcript from hudson river landing. (2009).ABC News/Travel, 1(1), Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/Story?id=6802512

Zaslow, J. (2009). Highest duty. New York, New York: HaperCollins Publishing Company.

RJA #14a: Application Project Progress Report

For this application project, I am going to write journal entries about the Hudson River crash where the A320 lost both engines due to bird strikes and the captain was forced to glide the plane in. I would like to act as though I was the first officer on that flight. I would describe the thought process that went through my mind and the captains mind as we were gliding that plane into the river.

So far on this project I have accomplished several things. I have begun my research on this incident and on the captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. I have also decided how the journal entries are going to be written. They are going to be written as if I am very shaken by the event and that I am very grateful to have been flying with a glider pilot during this incident.

What I have yet to accomplish on this project, is actually forming my ideas on paper. This will take a lot of work because I have to write it to sound like a journal entry. I have also not found all of the sources I am going to use yet. This should not be to hard of a task because there is a lot of information on this incident.