9/11
RECORDINGS -- UNIQUE INSIGHT
Audio collected on September 11,
2001 has been compiled by the Rutgers Law Review for a presentation
titled "A New Type of War." AVweb has organized a series of
recorded segments from that presentation to provide insight into the day
from the perspective of the pilots, crew, controllers and military
personnel who lived it. The following audio describes or includes some
of the final moments for 92 people aboard American Airlines Flight 11;
65 aboard United Airlines Flight 175; 64 aboard American Airlines Flight
77; and 44 aboard United Airlines Flight 93. Your discretion is
advised.
Click here to listen. (12.9 MB,
14:06)
PHIL
BOYER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF AOPA
Ten years ago this weekend,
general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge -- first, how
to get back in the air at all and then, how to cope with scores of new
regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future
attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines
of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He
talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the events of September 11,
2011 and his assessment of how we're doing 10 years later.
Click here to listen. (13.6 MB,
14:57)
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