That would be extremely helpful to terrorists.'įor emore practical training, a private pilot's licence for light aircraft can be earned within a month on courses costing £3,000 to £5,000. 'In the approach to New York you can see all the major landmarks as they are,' the pilot said. But 757 and 767 versions - the planes in Tuesday's strikes - can be downloaded from the Internet. The package features a Boeing 777 and 737.
Most people find it too tempting to ignore, just to see what would happen. 'It also gives you the facility to crash. 'When you switch it on, you are offered a simulated flight around New York Harbour - including through the towers of the World Trade Centre. Pilots say an intelligent amateur could learn enough in a few hours to operate a real plane's autopilot and steer it towards a target.Ī professional pilot could also have used it to familiarise himself with the airspace around New York and Washington, picking out landmarks in the final, fatal flight-path.Ī senior airline pilot and trainer, who uses the Microsoft pack to refresh his own knowledge of the wrold's airports, said: 'It's highly realistic. The chilling echo of this week's real-life horror has already been practised by millions of people in homes and offices across the globe. The £44.99 package even lets users simulate crashing into one of the New York towers or Pentagon. The Microsoft Flight Simulator - used by enthusiastic amateurs and professional pilots alike - instructs computerusers how to 'fly' Boeing and other aircraft across Manhattan, Washington or London. A computer game costing under £45 may have trained terrorists to crash into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
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