Capt. Sully, the hero of the Hudson River plane landing, is giving away 20 signed copies of his new book on Facebook.
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been hailed as a great hero of aviation since his safe ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 -- which was bound for Charlotte -- on Jan. 15. When both engines failed, Sullivan landed the plane in New York's Hudson River. All 155 people aboard survived.
Spokesman Alex Clemens posted a Facebook "note" -- an application that allows users to share text -- for Capt. Sully, who does not have a personal Facebook page, just after noon Monday. Hours later, close to 2,000 people had commented on the book giveaway -- and that does not
count how many simply entered the contest.
See details of the giveaway on Facebook, here. (It is required that winners be a fan of Capt. Sully's on his Facebook "fan page" to win.) Click here to go to that page. If you have trouble reaching either link, perhaps because you're not already signed into Facebook, try searching for "Sully Sullenberger." The page is also becoming somewhat overwhelmed by traffic, as news of the giveaway goes viral.
The book, "Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters," goes on sale Oct. 13.
Colleen Mainwaring Brooks of Weddington was one of many Charlotte-area Facebookers to cheer the book news online Monday. Asked by The Observer about her support of Sullivan she posted, "I would love to have a signed copy. Capt. Sully is a true American hero."
The giveaway is not the first social media connection to the dramatic flight. Some of the first news reports of the crash were on Twitter, including a widely circulated photo tweeted by a witness.
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