It is explained that the suspected hijackers did train to get their commercial pilot’s license, but they only trained on smaller planes and flight simulators. There have even been claims from their instructors that neither of the suspected hijackers seemed to have the skill to fully control such a large aircraft. With one of the instructors saying “I’m still to this day amazed that he could have flown into the pentagon. He could not fly at all” (Everett 6). Which brings up many questions on how these hijackers that had very little flying skill were able to get passed airport security, hijack and fly the plane hundreds of miles, and be able to reach their target locations without any
It is explained that the suspected hijackers did train to get their commercial pilot’s license, but they only trained on smaller planes and flight simulators. There have even been claims from their instructors that neither of the suspected hijackers seemed to have the skill to fully control such a large aircraft. With one of the instructors saying “I’m still to this day amazed that he could have flown into the pentagon. He could not fly at all” (Everett 6). Which brings up many questions on how these hijackers that had very little flying skill were able to get passed airport security, hijack and fly the plane hundreds of miles, and be able to reach their target locations without any