
Originally Posted by
koman
ENT....it's been stated over and over.....there was no great amount of piloting skill or experience involved in these hijacks. The real pilots got the planes off the ground and airborne. The hijackers had previously taken several trips, apparently to become familiar with the routines, and perhaps to get some sense of the airspace around the NYC area. All that was required was the knowledge to be able to set a new course, speed and altitude. All that would have been learned and practiced in a flight simulator.....the crashing part did not need much in the way of specialized training