On Jan. 15, 2009, former Capt. Chesley 맥스카지노�Sully맥스카지노� Sullenberger courageously landed a U.S. Airways plane on Manhattan맥스카지노�s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. He was immediately hailed a national hero: former New York Gov. David Paterson called it 맥스카지노�a miracle on the Hudson;맥스카지노� Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama thanked him for his courage; and he was honored at the 2009 Super Bowl. When he sat for his first television interview with Katie Couric talking about the "loud thumps" caused by Canadian geese hitting the plane, the pilot sounded calm, confident. But at home, he suffered. Although never officially diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Sullenberger says it was 맥스카지노�obvious맥스카지노� he had it. In the weeks following the landing, his blood pressure hovered around 160/100. For months, he couldn맥스카지노�t sleep. Reading the newspaper was a strenuous task 맥스카지노� words blurred together. 맥스카지노�I couldn맥스카지노�t shut my brain off,맥스카지노� Sullenberger tells Esquire. 맥스카지노�I was constantly re-living, second guessing, what if-ing.맥스카지노�It was hard on his family, too. News satellite trucks parked outside their California home day and night. Sullenberger couldn맥스카지노�t cheer on either of his then 14- and 16-year-old daughters맥스카지노� tennis matches without being asked for a selfie or an autograph. His wife, Lorrie, accused him of sharing himself too much with the public 맥스카지노� and neglecting his family.맥스카지노�None of us chose this,맥스카지노� he says. 맥스카지노�The fact that it was now all about this event, all about this story, all about, essentially, me 맥스카지노� It actually made my (family) angry.맥스카지노�I instantly (went) from being anonymous, a very private person, to being this world recognized public figure. It changed my life, if not forever, for a very long time 맥스카지노� I had to very quickly learn a new way of living an entirely new life.맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s been 10 years since the crash, and Sullenberger still gets recognized most everywhere he goes. That day on the Hudson was immortalized when Tom Hanks played the pilot in the blockbuster film, "Sully."Today, Sullenberger, now 67, and his family have adjusted to their new life 맥스카지노� and he맥스카지노�s finally come to terms with how to use his fame.On April 17, 2018, another pilot performed a miracle landing. Capt. Tammie Jo Shults landed a Southwest plane after an engine exploded, leaving a gaping hole in the cabin. Like Sullenberger, she was hailed a hero.She declined interviews in the immediate aftermath (to this day she맥스카지노�s only spoken to the media twice) and instead called Sullenberger, the only other person she felt would understand. 맥스카지노�I told Tammie Jo that, based on my experience, the sudden notoriety was going to be its own challenge, but to look at it as a chance to have a voice to talk about whatever she wanted,맥스카지노� Sullenberger says. 맥스카지노�I said, 맥스카지노�You and your crew have done the best you could, and that will be your solace.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�At first, fame felt like a burden, but now Sullenberger feels a duty to guide pilots like Shults, who need advice, and a duty to the aviation community as a whole, which he does by advocating for airplane safety at conferences around the country. 맥스카지노�That맥스카지노�s how I can be most useful,맥스카지노� he says. 맥스카지노�My voice is, hopefully, the voice of reason. It's the voice of experience saying, 맥스카지노�This is what I have learned in my life that's important.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�Shults is just one of tens of thousands of people who맥스카지노�ve reached out to Sullenberger since his miracle landing. Of the 50,000 letters he received thanking him, the memorable ones include a note from a Holocaust survivor said that to save one life, is to save the world. Another simply read, 맥스카지노�Captain Sullenberger, good job, I want to buy you a beer. Albeit a cheap, domestic one.맥스카지노� Taped to it was a $5 bill.맥스카지노�I had that beer,맥스카지노� Sully says.All of the letters were donated to the Carolinas Aviation Museum, an adjunct of the Smithsonian, in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the U.S. Airways plane is also on display.Sullenberger was courted by Hollywood producers in the aftermath of the crash, but it didn맥스카지노�t seem right to capitalize on what could have been a tragic event. Instead, he wrote about it in diaries, which, he says, turned the landing into a part of his identity, a life experience, rather than something that happened to him. In October 2009, his personal musings were published in the form of a memoir, "Highest Duty." Six years later, on a Friday afternoon, Sullenberger received a call from producer Frank Marshall, who is known for his work on the "Indiana Jones" series. He had big news: Clint Eastwood was interested in turning the book into a film.Sullenberger felt it was the right time and these were the right people to bring his story to the screen. 맥스카지노�Once Clint likes something, things begin to happen,맥스카지노� says Sullenberger. Ten days later, Eastwood was in the Sullenberger family living room, listing off actors who could play the pilot.맥스카지노�We didn't have a clear front-runner,맥스카지노� Sullenberger says. 맥스카지노�I said, 맥스카지노�I know someone I would love to see do this, but I 맥스카지노� there맥스카지노�s no way they could. It맥스카지노�s Jimmy Stewart.' Well, Tom Hanks is obviously this generation맥스카지노�s Jimmy Stewart!맥스카지노�In August 2015, America맥스카지노�s sweetheart met America맥스카지노�s hero: Hanks and Sullenberger spent hours together in preparation for the role. 맥스카지노�He felt an intense obligation to get it right,맥스카지노� Sullenberger says. 맥스카지노�He said while the film was in theaters and in the public맥스카지노�s mind, he and I would be conflated, in a sense, thought of as the same. But once the film had run its course, I was going to have to go back to living the rest of my life and he didn맥스카지노�t want to screw that up for me.맥스카지노�So, Sullenberger kept a close eye on the screenplay during filming.맥스카지노�He walked me through it page by page, note by note, moment by moment without complaint or blanch,맥스카지노� Hanks told Esquire. 맥스카지노�He accepted the vagaries of making a movie out of a historic event 맥스카지노� He understood the balance of what needed to be done and what was possible to do. The fellow has the instincts of Joe DiMaggio in centerfield and Neil Armstrong in the Sea of Tranquility.맥스카지노�Remember this,맥스카지노� Hanks adds, 맥스카지노�The plane did not crash into the river. No, Sully flew the plane to a safe, forced-water landing. Every soul on board wet but alive."Sullenberger and Hanks have remained friendly. Every few months or so, Sullenberger receives an email from the actor 맥스카지노� they check in, make plans to catch up, talk about new movies.A year after the landing, Sullenberger hung up his aviator hat. He still flies privately with a leased plane, mostly on family trips or to speaking engagements on aviation safety. He맥스카지노�s been asked twice by the Republican party to run for office, which he calls a 맥스카지노�great honor맥스카지노� but politely declined both times. He맥스카지노�s a Democrat and, besides, a campaign would put his family through another round of incessant hounding from the media.That doesn맥스카지노�t mean he맥스카지노�s shied away from speaking out about politics. After his decade in the spotlight, he knows when 맥스카지노� and how 맥스카지노� he wants to use his voice. In October 2018, Sullenberger penned a political think piece for The Washington Post, calling people to vote for leaders in the midterm elections who showed a commitment 맥스카지노�to rebuilding our common values and not pandering to our basest impulses.맥스카지노� 맥스카지노�I will make myself heard at the appropriate times when it's necessary,맥스카지노� he says. 맥스카지노�I think that's a kind of a duty that each of us has. We can't be bystanders.맥스카지노�Photographs by Allie Holloway