To answer your firts question, you could probably fly a reasonably short flight. The hard part is landing and taking off. The hardest thing they had to do was line up the plane with the towers. An the flight simulators are extremely realistic and can teach an enormous amount.
to answer your second, one might think its convenient, but you have to understand to the American gov CIA and special forces, we new the middle east was dangerous. We new they posed a threat. We targeted Osama numerous times, but we never decided to strike b/c of the innocents in the area. So we new the only way to justify such a risky attack on the middle east would take a huge attack on the USA.
So to what sounds like something that was said completly out of the blue, was actually thought off and well known for a while.
2006-08-14 09:04:44
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answered by Anonymous
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First off you need to check out the 9/11 myth book that just came out. Both of these myths are addressed there. Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
1. The pilots did not just practice on Cessna simulators. They had flight time in Cessnas and other small aircraft, but their simulator time was spend in 747s. It does not take much to program and set in coordinates on a 747, and crashing is a lot easier hand landing and taking off. They didn't even need to fly in bad weather! It was quite easy for the terrorists to control the plane.
Oh, and also... only one terrorist per flight was actually trained to do the flying. The other 3 were there to secure the flight.
2. You are right that it does seem oddly coincidental that such an incident would occur during a presidency that espoused such animosity toward the Mid-East not too long ago. However, a lot of people say a lot of things, and we seem to have selective memories when it comes to these things. I am not advocating any party here but I would be good money democrats have said many things about the Mid-East that they too would regret had this terrible plot unfolded during their tenure. It is too easy to cast stones.
2006-08-14 09:14:19
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answered by CL 2
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They did NOT force the pilots. The pilot would not have done it. Figuring they were going to die anyway they would have crashed into the ground.
Flying a 747 IS much different than a Cessna, but most of the problems would come from Take Off and Decent. Since they planned on doing neither of these things, this was not an issue. The plane that hit the ground possibly could have been saved by a better pilot.
2006-08-14 08:59:09
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answered by ModernMerlin 5
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I agree. I believe the Bush administration knew it was coming and did nothing to stop it beforehand so that they could go to war with anyone they felt like (which would band all Americans behind them, except that they ran it into the ground pretty badly). However, your comment that how someone who only practiced on Cessnas not being able to fly well, I disagree with some. In essence, he didn't need to fly well; just keep it up in the air long enough to hit the buildings. With practice on just about any plane you get the basics of air flight and should get enough knowledge to keep the plane up in the air long enough to do that. So that comment doesn't really have an affect on the overall debate (no matter which side you are on).
2006-08-14 08:56:54
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answered by Anonymous
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These two question are just a drop in the bucket of the boat load of questions that have been evaded by our government. Check out the link, a closer look at 9/11 then you may want to see. click on watch the video. If Americans can't figure this out America is finished. By the way the media is giving us citizens NO help!
2006-08-14 09:13:21
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answered by Waas up 5
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I've never been to flight school but I can fly a 747 too. It's called Microsoft Flight Simulator. Why do people continue to think flying a plane is like brain transplant surgery? Flying an airplane is relatively easy, it's mostly automatic, landing it, well that's difficult.
2006-08-14 08:59:48
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answered by Anonymous
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not being a conspiracy theorist as well, there are so many more questions to be answered besides the 2 you asked. If it were as easy as what we seen and have been told on tv about the attacks so many questions would not still be out there
2006-08-14 08:58:14
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answered by LVJoeD 2
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How 'bout a nutshell statement?
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
The word ' craft ' in the original language is rendered ' deceit,' ' treachery ', etc. ( Check this on your own time as a follow up:
http://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.html )
You may think it isolates just the actions of the U.S. Government, but it is universally applicable to all governments at that ( this, actually ) time. Hope this helps.
2006-08-14 08:59:43
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answered by vanamont7 7
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Your asking the right questions. Watch this on Google Video
Go to Mike+Ruppert and click on the truth and lies about 9/11
Its different then you average conspiracy video. I think you will get alot out of it.
2006-08-14 08:56:47
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answered by DEEJay 4
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1. They cannot.
2. Yes.
2006-08-14 08:56:02
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answered by Anonymous
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