This subject has become a bit of a circular argument that first of all has to accept some basic hard ‘assumptions’ on board to start to make any sense. For instance, if such planes are difficult to control at sea level, at such speeds, then the skill level of the pilot becomes very important in the debate. Experimentation using skilled pilots with hundreds of hours on these planes has shown that, in a simulator, they struggle to duplicate the amateurs success.
There are mysteries within mysteries too. If an amateur could see the towers from 50 miles out why did the first one fly down the Hudson rather than dive in straight ? Why go past the target and perform a stunningly accurate descending left turn ? Radar shows that the turn was done at very high speed ... Read even more
