AJR4: Joint Resolution Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 4

January 29, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Davis and Hebl, cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and Miller. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR4,1,2 Relating to: commending the heroic efforts of US Airways pilot Jeff Skiles in the Hudson River crash of flight 1549.

AJR4,1,5 Whereas, Jeff Skiles was piloting US Airways flight 1549 on Thursday, January 15, 2009, as it left New York City's LaGuardia Airport carrying 150 passengers and five crew members; and

AJR4,1,8 Whereas, at an elevation of 3,000 feet the plane collided with a flock of birds, disabling both engines just 90 seconds after takeoff as the plane was over one of the most densely populated cities in the world; and

AJR4,1,11 Whereas, the aircraft's first officer, Jeff Skiles, turned the plane's controls over to captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, who avoided catastrophe by successfully landing the airbus A320 in the icy waters of the Hudson River; and

AJR4,1,14 Whereas, Jeff Skiles, along with Sullenberger and the rest of the crew successfully evacuated all 150 passengers in a water evacuation that was supported by Manhattan commuter ferries and New York rescue personnel; and

AJR4,2,5 Whereas, Jeff Skiles, who resides in Oregon, Wisconsin with his wife Barbara and children Kelly, Matthew, and James, feels that he did exactly what his colleagues in the airline industry do everyday—work their hardest to provide safe, comfortable air travel to passengers and in this case, doing their best in the circumstances they were given; now, therefore be it

AJR4,2,11 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature of the state of Wisconsin commends the heroic actions of Jeff Skiles and the crew of US Airways flight 1549 in their calm and collected actions that saved the lives of 150 passengers and avoided tragedy for so many; and wish them well in their continued service to the airline industry, along with all of the other men and women serving with them; and, be it further

AJR4,2,14 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall transmit a copy of this joint resolution to Jeff Skiles and his family, of Oregon, and his parents James and Deloris Skiles, of Verona.

AJR4,2,15 (End)