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Originally Posted by MediaGuy
Ok, now you're being ridiculous. There is a very huge window of qualification for even Cessna pilots, let alone commercial jet pilots...
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Anyone can fly an airplane without any training at all. It's just a difference between a car and an 18 wheeler - both have gas (throttle) and a steering wheel (stick). Once you learn how to drive a car, you can drive an 18 wheeler.
It's not much different with an airplane. Anyone can do it:
http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-13/u...plane?_s=PM:US
And it's not like these guys didn't have flight training? They had months worth.