One of the suspected hijackers had a disagreement about a restaurant bill in Florida, and said he could easily pay it because 'he was a pilot.'
From what I read it was a bill stemming from the vodka he was drinking and the rum his friend was drinking. Obviously not particularly devout moslems.....
-me (ex New Yorker)
NB. I've often noticed that in those countries where cockpit access is not restricted (ie outside the US) a pilot's certificate goes a long way in getting the people up front to give a good look. It seems that at least some of the terrorists held commercial multiengine certs. Just another reminder that just because the person visiting the flight deck is a pilot, it doesn't mean that they intend you no harm.......
[ 13 September 2001: Message edited by: What was the DH again????? ]