Heroic US Pilot , Sully, Plays By The Book ..overdue library book…what a mensch!
As he was splash-landing a US Air jetliner on the Hudson River last month, America’s hero pilot Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger probably was not thinking about his library book in the cargo hold.
But he did not forget about it.
The book is now on the river bed with the rest of the plane, which Mr Sullenberger miraculously brought down on the river without any casualties.
So the conscientious pilot contacted library officials in California to ask them to extend his loan and waive his overdue fees.
Fresno State librarians said they were so struck by the pilot’s sense of responsibility they did him one better.
They waived all fees - even lost book fees - and placed a template in the replacement book dedicating it to him.
What was the book about? Professional ethics.
Capt Sullenberger and the crew of Flight 1549 received a standing ovation before the opening kick-off at the Super Bowl in Florida this weekend.
And Virgin billionaire Richard Branson is reported to have said he would like Sully to “come fly for us”.
“The man can write his own ticket with me,” Mr Branson is reported to have told the New York Daily News.
All 155 people on board the US Airways flight got to safety before the plane sank in the freezing Hudson on January