On December 29, 2000, “A week after [future 9/11 hijackers Mohamed] Atta and [Marwan] al-Shehhi received their pilot’s licenses, they rented six hours on a Boeing 727 simulator. …Mostly they practiced making midair turns, showing no interest whatsoever in takeoffs and landings.”
– Der Spiegel, Inside 9-11, Page 15