things I discovered while my aircraft went down - Ric Elias

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/3-things-i-learned-while-my-plane-crashed-ric-eliasRic Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? At TED, he tells his story publicly for the first time. Talk by Ric Elias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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