[AntiTyrant]

...there is not a pilot on the face of the earth that will tell you fixed wing flight is harder than rotary wing flight.
my daughter was able to navigate a cessna 2-seater well at the age of six, and with only an hour or two of prior computer sim time. i, however, was almost a complete klutz during my first hour at the controls of a helo after many hours in fixed wings. i agree with william on the comparison between fixed and rotary wing aircraft, as well as the amazing simplicity of aiming a fixed wing craft at a building and hitting it. the part of flying which separates the men from the boys is the precise and consistent control of speed, attitude, altitude, and position all at once. hitting the wtc isn't very hard if you can choose among many possible tracks, with any number of acceptable speed/attitude configurations. wouldn't take long to learn the necessary cockpit diffs either.

[cinFLA]

Three planes maneuvered into position at high speed. All three strike the targets precisely. This takes skill!

[cinFLA]

my daughter was able to navigate a cessna 2-seater well at the age of six,

How did she reach the rudder pedals and throttle control?