Dorchester2-02-13-2025-Plane Crash on Hudson

Open Ended

Which one doesn't belong?

Choose ONE, and write your reasoning as a complete sentence.

Poll

Are you familiar with the flight path of Flight 1549 , or what has come to be

known as “The Miracle on the Hudson?"

On this flight, Captain Sullenberger successfully executed

an emergency landing in the Hudson River.

• It sounds familiar

• Yes, I know about it

• No I don't know anything about it

Today we’ll apply everything we’ve learned about trigonometry to explore the flight path of Flight 1549-- where Captain Sullenberger successfully executed an emergency landing in the Hudson River after hitting a flock of geese and losing power in both engines.

​How did the captain decide where to land?

Open Ended

Watch the video clip from the movie “Sully”.

How did the captain decide where to land?

Use complete sentences.

​Open assignment in Schoology
TYPE your answer to #1 (use complete sentences)

​Parameters of the Task

• Not all of the data provided in the questions is labeled in the diagram.

• Some measurements are given in miles, and some are given in feet.

  remember 5028 feet = 1 mile.

• Round answers to the nearest thousandth place

​Breakout
Room

1) Reader
2) Screen sharer
3) Time Keeper
4) Task Manager