This test has already been done by several commercial airline pilots,
and check airmen. One of which was an ex USAF pilot.
They could not hit the towers in several tries.
The only time they could accomplish the 'mission' was to slow down to
landing speeds and even then it was difficult.
Keep in mind, these pilots have tens of thousands of hours in a 757/767!
Also noteworthy, the flight sim settings were 'near perfect'.
IE: no winds, clear day, etc.
Compare that to:
- Rookie pilot
- Never flown in type aircraft
- 150 knots over vmo
- hitting 3 of 3 targets, 1st try
Futher more, you tell me how these "terrorist" found their way to each
target without help from Air Traffic Control?
1. How do you see the Towers, or Pentagon from 30,000 feet?
2. How do you know when to start the descent to hit the target?
3. How do you know when to turn to line up with the target?
They did all of this on instinct, at over 460 knots?
You can hear actual pilots discuss this in the latest P4T presentation. It's
a real eye opener.
I'd like to read the replies from the "ATS Internet pilots" concerning the
three questions above.
[edit on 14-10-2009 by turbofan]