The retired captain said the investigation into the deadly collision may take upwards of a year but he is confident investigators will get down to the cause, which future pilots will learn from

Few people can relate to the pilots involved in the American Airlines plane crash over the Potomac River on Wednesday, Jan. 29, as well as Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III. In 2009, Sullenberger piloted a passenger plane that was forced to safely land on the Hudson River,