We're gonna be in the Hudson

A decisive expression to indicate the last chance to save other lives when you are the responsible for them.

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger made a final radio call to the air-traffic control tower from his crippled jet: "We're gonna be in the Hudson" before he glided the plane into the river rather than risking a catastrophic crash in a densely populated area, saving the lives of all 155 on board.

We're gonna be in the Hudson by reytheking February 6, 2009