Sentences with phrase «flock of geese»

You certainly should be part of that flock of geese.

Sullenberger was talking about the Jan. 15, 2009, incident that made him famous, when the U.S. Airways Airbus A320 he was piloting collided with a flock of geese, knocking out both engines.

It would look like a flock of geese heading south for the winter with a couple of ugly ducklings in tow.

As fate would have it, it appears that a certain flock of geese was also hightailing it out of New York, and the crossing of their paths put Nunn not in sunny South Carolina but in the middle of the frigid Hudson River.

Whether it be converting the moon into a theme park or training a flock of geese to fly there, it was one of our highlights at the beginning of the year.

On the other hand, if you spend so much time in the air, you've been adopted by a flock of geese, a travel rewards card might be extremely lucrative.

Even as a puppy, a potential herding dog can be placed in a yard or pen with a small flock of geese to see if he's interested in gathering them together.

During a routine flight between New York and Cleveland, all hell breaks loose after a flock of geese ravage the engines, resulting in total power loss.

Although the descent of Flight 1549 after it struck a flock of geese is depicted several times, including the nightmare from which Sully awakens in the opening scene, the bulk of the film concerns what happens next, especially the increasingly hostile investigation by a panel accusing Sully and his first officer, Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart), of endangering their passengers by refusing to try for LaGuardia or Newark.

WHAT: On January 15, 2009, commercial airline pilot Captain Chesley «Sully» Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the middle of the Hudson River when the plane struck a flock of geese shortly after takeoff.

Sullenberger was the pilot who, in 2009, miraculously landed a passenger jet in New York's Hudson River after the engines were disabled by a flock of geese on take - off.

The crash landing of a US Airways flight on the Hudson River in New York City in 2009 minutes after takeoff was thanks to a flock of geese hitting the plane.

But Sully Sullenberger's «Miracle on the Hudson,» when the pilot landed the plane on the Hudson River after flying into a flock of geese, does seem like a miracle.

As I write this, a flock of geese is returning north in a flying chevron.

and then exploded into a spasm of sobs, like a flock of geese thundering upward after the firing of a shotgun.

A U.S. Airways plane hit a flock of geese shortly after taking off from New York in 2009 knocking out its engines but Sullenberger managed to glide the Airbus A320 to a safe landing on the Hudson River, saving all 150 passengers on board.

But now big flocks of geese were wandering the flat land back of the Texas coast in search of water.

Ducks are plentiful (estimated at 20,000 in bay) and scattered flocks of geese are being seen.

They also determined whether a group's movement exhibited collective behavior — think schools of fish, flocks of geese flying in formation, even herds of wildebeests, all of whom sense cues from their individual members to help guide their collective movement.

Able to herd a variety of livestock, it is thought that they were especially skilled market dogs, able to drive flocks of geese to market with ease.

In Edmonton Alberta, swamps and sloughs have flocks of geese one year and entire subdivisions the next year.

Perfect for a feature wall or alcove, let flocks of geese wing their way across an expansive blue sky on this charming wallpaper.

Not exact matches

A flock of about 20 geese was on 104th Avenue near 159th Street Tuesday morning when a van struck at least three birds and drove away without stopping, said police Lt. Tony Farrell.

To quantify the trend — and figure out how the flocks might be affecting people — scientists attached radio transmitters to 41 adult geese in the greater Chicago area in the falls and winters of 2014 — 16.

In addition, flocks of several hundreds of barnacle geese were observed in Kokkola, Vaasa, Virolahti and Vöyri.

The best place to be if you are a barnacle goose is at the edge of your flock.

Flocks of magpie geese settle on the glassy water, honking and nibbling at bright green tufts of sedge.

But it wasn't on Captain Chesley «Sully» Sullenberger's (Tom Hanks) side on January 15, 2009, when a flock of Canadian geese took out both engines on the Airbus A320 he was piloting out of LaGuardia.

Duck Duck Goose (PG for rude humor and mild action) Animated parable about a bachelor goose (Jim Gaffigan) who matures enough to serve as a surrogate father to a couple of ducklings (Lance Lim and Zendaya) he accidentally separates from their flock.

Certainly, it's easy to think of a real fast - thinking heroic pilot in Captain Sully Sullenberger, the man who safely landed a US Airways flight on the Hudson River in 2009 to great fanfare, a near - tragedy caused by a flock of Canada Geese.

In Fly Away Home, Anna Paquin leads a flock of orphaned geese south for the winter in an ultralight plane.

Skylar, the self - appointed leader of five overweight pond geese, finds himself leading his motley flock on their first migration in this nature - filled novel that includes extensive information on the migratory habits of Canada geese and black - and - white, full - page illustrations.

Some advocates promote the OES not only as a family pet but as a wonderful herding dog for smaller flocks of sheep, goats, ducks and geese.

Travel in an open - air tractor - drawn wagon train with Whitsunday Crocodile Safari and take a cruise to spot flocks of Magpie Geese, agile wallabies, resident brolgas, and the prehistoric saltwater crocodiles.

But now they find themselves onshore just as vast flocks of snow geese are nesting, providing an abundant supply of eggs and birds.

A cluster of stars A swarm of flies A congestion of traffic A gathering of tribes A congress of senators A gaggle of geese A pod of whales A flock of sheep.

The sun is nearly set by 9 p.m. Small flocks of Canada geese are beginning their flight training.

I pointed out the serenity of the country to the prospects, when a flock of frisky geese appeared around the corner of an outbuilding.