Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been called a hero for his much-lauded “miracle” landing on the Hudson River. Not so fast, says William Langewiesche. The Vanity Fair international correspondent and former commercial pilot claims that Sully's feat would have been impossible without his co-pilot, a quick thinking air traffic controller, and a remarkable plane. He talks with Larry about the human skill and Airbus engineering that made U.S. Airways Flight 1549 a marvel, not a miracle.

Guest:

William Langewiesche, author of "Fly By Wire: The Geese, the Glide, and the Miracle of the Hudson” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). He is an international correspondent for Vanity Fair.