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Forgive me i like to keep it simple. as a pilot if you want to mick a u-turn do you turn a wheel? >> id do that. >> if you, you program it into the little computer pad that sits next to you. that is just telling auto pilot what you need to do? >> exactly. >> what he seems to be reporting only an experienced pilot could do that sure >> do you asglee >> i agree but im going somewhere with this this could have been a diversion way point. a point, imaginary point in the sky on a route they may have ...

Matter how high the plane goes. i used to fly over 13,000 feet and we had an altitude switch that had raise the point at which, if the cabin goes above 10,000 feet, the oxygen mask deploy. >> the pilot would have to wear oxygen right? this is all speculation because no one any -- knows anything really. -- now there is a suggestion that this was pre-programmed. why would that be? >> pre-programmed just means someone entered a way point in the flight management system. if the automated communicati...

>> exactly. then the last known point of contact is up here near this way point. then the report suggests the military radar may have picked up the plane pointings towards this way point over here, and then the military indicates it may have taken a path towards this other way point, and then heading towards this way point over here. which that is towards the islands. when you look -- >> why the hell would you do this except to throw people off your trail. >> when you look at the whole picture t...

Transponder, you could just key in -- looks like i do on my gps in my car -- say, take me there, and it will take me there. in a plane it just flies itself. >> and instead of going on roads it would take you directly where youre going. >> unless they had a specific reason, which we have no way of knowing. they could be in the water. the military believes this is what happened. >> a lot of speculation right now. im just putting up here, we report, you decide. this is the plot that -- it seems off...

Im not sure how much credibility i would put in the whole terrorist thing. martha: do you think it is possible that the plane is way off course from where they are? we did talk about how shallow the water is in this area. you would think any plane that is flying over it would have spotted it by now? >> i dont think it is going to be too off course. again, this aircraft is equipped with basically an automatic communication device that is constantly updating its position and pilots are trained to ...

The pentagon talked about trying to get their satellite information. so i think the militaries of the world and the intelligence agencies of the world are going to know if a missile was fired or not. so they may be able to tell that no missile was fired. and that also moves the investigation to a different point. so, you know, could be something else. >> you are correct in saying we still dont have all the facts and well be looking at the intelligence closely. well come back an the questions as ...

System that specifically designed to take out high altitude flying aircraft. its a military system. it requires sophisticated radar. the missiles themselves are large. you couldnt fire one of these off your shoulder. so in terms of, is it possible that a terrorist group could have -- is there any remote possibility could have done this? im not aware any of terrorist group that has this kind of equipment or if they had it -- >> thank you so much, evan, for that context. thats a fascinating point ...

Have any of these flights arrived? what are we hearing at the airport? >> early this morning, the military flight carrying 12 embassy personnel flew to cairo and returned it this afternoon with 42 state department employees who had been in cairo on a conference last week. they arrived back here in cypress just before sunset, so those people are now being put up in hotels and will be returning to their respective countries over the next few days. there is another flight flight scheduled that has ...