Welcome to the online presentation of the new report by Dr. Piers Robinson of the International Center for 9/11 Justice, “Manual or Automated? A Flight Simulation Study and Analysis of Reported Aircraft Maneuvers on September 11, 2001.”
The presentation will take place on Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 5:00 – 6:30 PM UK / 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern. An archived video will be available shortly after.
The presentation itself will last 45 minutes and will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Robinson, Michael Kobs, Aidan Monaghan, and Captain Dan Hanley. Kobs and Monaghan both contributed to the study and conducted earlier research on the flyability of the flight path of the plane that struck the South Tower on 9/11. Captain Hanley, a retired airline pilot of 25 years and spokesperson for 9/11 Pilot Whistleblowers, participated in reviewing the report.
Submit Your Questions
During the presentation, audience members are invited to submit questions to be discussed during the panel discussion. Please email your question(s) to questions@ic911.org.
About the Study
Official reports, 3-D modeling of flight path data, and flight simulations performed by eight pilots in a full motion flight simulator were used to evaluate the likelihood of manual versus automated control of the aircraft reported to have struck the World Trade Center Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, on September 11, 2001.
About the Author
Dr. Piers Robinson is research director of the International Center for 9/11 Justice and co-editor of the Journal of 9/11 Studies. He is also co-director of the Organization for Propaganda Studies and co-editor of Propaganda in Focus. Prior to his current role at the Center, he was chair/professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield from 2016 to 2019, lecturer/senior lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester from 2005 to 2016, and lecturer in Political Communication at the University of Liverpool from 1999 to 2005. In addition to his experience as an academic researcher, he holds a private pilot license (PPL) with an Instrument Meteorological Condition (IMC) Rating and has 200 hours flying experience.