Captain Sully Retires to Focus on Fulltime 'Rock Star Sex'

Let's face it, what more is there to work for after you land a plane on the Hudson?

The Hero of the Hudson hung up his wings Wednesday.

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who became a national hero last winter after he miraculously crash-landed a stricken US Airways flight in the river and got everybody out alive, is retiring, the airline said.

"I have been fortunate to have followed my passion for most of my life, working in a profession I dearly love," Sullenberger, 59, said later in a statement.

The hero pilot gave a shout out to his co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and vowed to continue working as an advocate for airline safety and for "the airline piloting profession."

"I will work to remind the entire industry - and those who manage and regulate it - that we have a sacred duty to our passengers to do the very best that we know how to do," he wrote.

The Federal Aviation Administration requires pilots to retire at age 60.

Here's hoping Captain Sully continues getting all that rock star sex.

In other FAA news, an air traffic controller is in hot water for allowing his five-year-old to direct traffic.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a child was allowed to direct air traffic at John F. Kennedy airport, one of the busiest airports in the country.

The FAA says a controller brought the child to work on February 17th and allowed him to talk to pilots.

"Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employees involved in this incident are not controlling air traffic," the FAA said in a statement. "This behavior is not acceptable and does not demonstrate the kind of professionalism expected from all FAA employees." The agency declined to comment beyond the statement.

I always thought everyone loved Bring Your Child to Work Day?

There's audio at the link. The kid was flawless.