9/11 Hijackers Practiced Here

[stickdog]

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/30/Northpinellas/911_hijackers_practic.shtml

9/11 hijackers practiced here
By AARON SHAROCKMAN
Published March 30, 2006

CLEARWATER - Mohammed Atta and a second 9/11 hijacker who piloted planes into the World Trade Center practiced takeoffs and landings at a tiny Clearwater airstrip after it closed for the night, said a flight instructor who later confronted the men.

Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi landed a single-engine plane at least twice at the Clearwater Airpark one night in January or February 2001, according to Daniel Pursell, chief instructor for a Venice flight school that rented planes to the pair.

The two men, likely sharing controls, practiced in nighttime conditions for 30 minutes or more, eventually drawing the attention of a Clearwater police aide who worked as a night watchman and copied the plane's information, Pursell told the St. Petersburg Times .

Why the two men chose the small Clearwater airpark 75 miles north of Venice remains a mystery.

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[mirandapriestly]

1. Gee, you'd think they almost WANTED to be noticed...nt

[AnnInLa]

2. "Bin Laden determined to attack America"

[stop the bleeding]

3. Creepy I live 20 minutes up the road from here

We also have the Casino boats connected to Abramoff and Delay

[rzemanfl]

8. I drive past it every day. n/t

[TomInTib]

4. Was that while they were living on Abramoffs cruise ship?

I wonder.

[Richard D]

5. Landing a single engine plane . . .

. . . twice would for sure prepare you to fly a large passenger plane into a building. Why, it's almost the same thing! :banghead:

[neoblues]

6. And the dark made it all the more similar! -nt.

[FloridaPat]

7. More of these people leaving a wide trail.

[populistdriven]

9. A friend of mine saw Atta land at the Downtown S. Pete Airport - Big Deal

http://www.stpete.org/air.htm

So what?