. delta 94, cancel takeoff times. tonight, close calls. it would have been catastrophic had a collision taken place. bird strikes. it s really hard to know how long we were going to survive trying to breathe in that. dangerous turbulence. this felt like a roller coaster. it is one of the days you count your blessings. unruly passengers. system meltdowns. we have been delayed three times. there are no more flights today that would get us there on time. america s aviation industry facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air. on the runway and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn prime time special starts right now. good evening. i m kate baldwin. the faa is holding a safety summit to figure out what s happening in america s skies and tonight we re getting answers with a visual in depth look at some of the biggest concerns. we have simulations and fir
rollercoaster. unruly passengers [bleep] get off system meltdowns we have been delayed three times, there are no more flights leaving today that would get us there on time. america s aviation industry, facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air on the runway, and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn primetime special starts right now. good evening, i m kate baldwin. the faa is holding a safety summit to figure out what is happening in americas skies. and tonight we are getting answers with a visual in-depth look at some of the biggest concerns. we have simulations and firsthand accounts. pete muntean, cnn transportation correspondent, and certified pilot even takes us up in a plane. and captain sully sullenberger takes us inside of a flight simulator. first, let s start with all of these near collisions. we are seeing far too many close calls o
large flock of large birds, canada geese. you know, they have five or six feet wingspans, weigh 10 or 12 pounds and two of them went into the core of the engines, damaging them irreparably. what happened to us was an outlier. is there anything pilots can do other than the miracle that you pulled off when it comes to if they encounter more and more from here on out? not much. we could be vigilant, but it is difficult to see birds far enough away to fly them when you are flying a jet aircraft that s flying 318 feet per second. you might be able to see them a mile away, but that s not very long. what s more effective is the airport environment, how well it s managed and if they can make the airport environment something that s not conducive to having birds there. you know, no water, no marsh land. no marsh lands, no food
canada geese, they have five or six-foot wingspan, they weigh ten or 12 pounds, and two of them went into each of our jet engines, in the core, damaging them irrevocably. so, what happened to us was really an outlier. is there anything pilots can do, other than the miracle that you pulled off when it comes to if they encountered more and more from here on out? not much. we can be vigilant, but it s very difficult to see birds far enough away to avoid them when you are flying a jet aircraft that s flying 318 feet per second. you might be able to see them a mile away but that s not very long. what s more effective is the airport environment, how well it s managed, and if they can make the airport environment something that is not conducive to having birds there. no water marshlands no marshlands, no food sources. then, some airports use things