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Us when the autopilot was set and where it was -- who set it. whether it was set from the pilots side of the plane or from the co-pilots side of the plane. >> greg how -- what is the likelihood of this plane being put into that descent accidentally? what scenario could have given us an accidental descent like that? >> there is no real scenario. this is a very prescribed descent rate. 3500 to 4,000 feet per minute. the speed looks the same across the ground. its a consistent descent track. the fa...

Likelihood of this plane being put into that descent accidentally? what scenario could have given us an accidental descent like that? >> there is no real scenario. this is a very prescribed descent rate. 3500 to 4,000 feet per minute. the speed looks the same across the ground. its a consistent descent track. the fact that this airplane didnt stair step down, it was on a continuous descent path, that was programmed into the flight management system. if the pilot was incapacitated that remained i...