Travel Ask the Captain: How flexible are plane wings? What was it like to fly with Sully? March 5, 2020 John Cox, Special to USA TODAY Comments Off on Ask the Captain: How flexible are plane wings? What was it like to fly with Sully? This week, Capt. John Cox reveals just how flexible plane wings are these days and what it was like to fly with Sully of "Miracle on the Hudson" fame.