It was known well in advance in Sarasota...and those b@st@rds did their air training in Venice, less than 20 minutes by car from Longboat Key. AND, Tampa, one hour to the north, is probably one of the biggest centres of islamo-terrorists in the USA.
IMO, there was plenty of notice -- the fact that it was unsuccessful just shows that they didn't plan it long enough in advance.
Exactly - the opportunity came up and they tried to take it. Hopefully they won't ever have enough time to plan in advance - I don't know about b/4 9/11, but the President's itinerary is always announced last minute now.