It was seven years ago that Kas Osterbuhr put together a nearly courtroom-ready reconstruction animation of Flight 1549. At the time, there really was nothing else like it. With the movie coming out, Kas went back and updated his work. Next worst thing to being there.
Exosphere3d’s Animation of US Airways Flight 1549: Courtroom-Ready
I blogged about Scene Systems’ animation of Flight 1549’s landing in the Hudson here back in March. Great effort, but I noted that it would take hundreds more hours of work before it could be used in court. That’s because it did not appear that the animation accounted for and synchronized all the available data
NTSB Releases Animation of Crash of US Airways Flight 1549
Two months ago, Scene Systems — a litigation support firm — released its animation of Flight 1549’s crash into the Hudson. I posted here that, in all likelihood, the animation would not be admissible in court. The legal objection would be that the animation “lacked foundation.” For example, without information from the Airbus’ black boxes
US Airways Flight 1549: What Claims Do The Passengers Have?
Some Flight 1549 passengers have reportedly "lawyered-up." What legal claims do they have?
Putting aside the question of whether pursuing the claims is the right thing to do — some say they should simply count their blessings — do the passengers have any claims to begin with?
Well, it depends on the law that applies. For
US Airways Flight 1549 Animation
Scene System’s animation of the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 is a viral hit. The litigation support firm combined available ATC audio tapes, flight track information, and an on-scene photograph into a great recreation. This is the exactly the type of animation used in court to help juries understand the details of an aviation