[C210N]

They sure do... but the terrorists were trained as VFR pilots. Flying IFR and navigating to hit the WTC would have been WELL BEYOND their expertise, while in the soup.

Actually, rain would have been fine. Its the visibility that would have been a show stopper for that day.

[drlevy88]

They sure do... but the terrorists were trained as VFR pilots.

And not how to take off or land. And no instruments, though craft of that size are routinely used in rain-or-shine operations.

That kind of schooling request would be viewed askance 7 ways from Sunday now, but back then nobody seemed to care.