February 22nd 06, 01:47 PM
>There are some who maintain that the mythical 9/11 hijackers, >although
>proven to be too incompetent to fly a little Cessna 172, had >acquired the
>impressive skills that enabled them to fly airliners by training in
>flight simulators.
.....
>In order to perform this bit of electronic navigation, he would have >to
>be very familiar with IFR procedures. None of these chaps even >knew what
>a navigational chart looked like,
You are full of BS. While I don't doubt they were not very good
pilots, at least some of them did get advanced ratings. From the FAA
database...
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>proven to be too incompetent to fly a little Cessna 172, had >acquired the
>impressive skills that enabled them to fly airliners by training in
>flight simulators.
.....
>In order to perform this bit of electronic navigation, he would have >to
>be very familiar with IFR procedures. None of these chaps even >knew what
>a navigational chart looked like,
You are full of BS. While I don't doubt they were not very good
pilots, at least some of them did get advanced ratings. From the FAA
database...
MOHAMED ATTA
Medical Class : Third Medical Date: 07/2000 CertIficates
1 of 1
DOI : 06/19/2001
CertIficate: COMMERCIAL PILOT
Rating(s):
COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE
PRIVATE PRIVILEGES
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND