New "Altitude" on a Cliche Question
I recently viewed the director/writer commentary on "United 93," a semi-fictionalized film about that ill-fated 9/11 flight which crashed in Pennsylvania.
During the making of the film, the director and writer were privy to the flight/cabin crew expertise of those who had flown the Boeing 757.
In the commentary, the director mentioned that one of the passengers on United 93 had his private pilot's licence on something like a Cessna 180.
He asked one of the 757 captains the age-old question,
had the passengers successfully wrestled the cockpit control away from the terrorists, could the Cessna pilot land the Boeing 757?
The reply went something like this: Depends on the altitude. Over 10,000 feet, the Cessna pilot could have landed the Boeing. Under that, he would have had a lot more trouble - it may have been impossible.
Could anyone expound upon that reply a bit more?
Thanking you in advance,
V2.