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Back to you. >> this is an agonizing wait for those families to be sure. all of this points to several big questions. among them, were flight instruments deliberately shut down. did someone on that plane try to land on that remote indian island. cnn correspondent barbara star. we know the u.s. is aiding by sending the uss kid to the indian ocean. >> the indian military also now joining the search. in fact, the u.s. navy 7th fleet saying they have now finished their first sweep out into the india...

For the holidays as todays safety experts issued a wake-up call for pilots. they have studied a new tape of that crash in san francisco and are warning its time to concentrate on people trained to fly the planes and not just the technology. abcs senior national correspondent jim avila takes us through this new tape. >> reporter: a new look from the airport camera at this devastating accident. clear skies in july, daylight at san francisco international, this boeing 777 cartwheels down the runway...

Later that year, and perhaps the asiana flight this summer. >> you must maintain your basic airmanship. >> reporter: as a test, the captain who flew the boeing triple seven once kept track of how often he had to use the controls, on an auto pilot to london, from takeoff to touchdown, just seven times. >> that is being in command of a system of wonderful computers that do a great job, but it isnt flying. >> reporter: real flying is kpem exemplified by captain sullenberger who landed the plane on ...

Of the plane. >> when the plane hit i went forward, up and forward. i had my seat belt on but i came up out of the seat and forward. >> reporter: you hit your head. >> i hit my head on the seat in front so i tried to put my hand out to stop myself from actually hitting but i still hit my head. >> reporter: just before landing pilots typically see a display of three green lights on the control panel indicating the planes landing gear has been fully lowered. the national transportation safety boar...

Killed by two men in a ponga boat. the victim was chief petty officer terrell horn shown on patrol last year. park rangers worry with about a half million visitors a year, smugglers can confront tourists. >> its unfortunate that this activity is happening in a national park. >> on the mainland, the rancher worries about smugglers off loading near his property. >> thats where the boat landed and they have loads of mash. >> definitely reported that they found wet clothing and footprints. >> the la...

And was walking and then fell off to her side and remained on the ground until rescue personnel arrived. today, some of the flight attendants left for seoul, and talked briefly to reporters. >> translator: asiana airlines and all the flight attendants and related personnel are working as hard as possible to recover from this accident. >> reporter: meanwhile, three pilots in the cockpit told investigators they struggled to line up properly for a visual landing. then realized too late their auto-t...

A genuine hazard for pilots. >> you might think its fun, but its extremely dangerous. >> reporter: this san francisco news copter trained its camera on two men walking down the sidewalk, capturing their crime on tape. the second time in two weeks the kgo copter was lasered. this time, a red light. >> the guy was standing on his front porch and he kept doing it over and over again. >> reporter: police arrested the prankster, now facing $11,000 federal fine. the faa, fbi and local police cracking ...

The two co-pilots are in charge. the air bus heading into a thunderstorm. suddenly the planes sensors that read speed fail, theyve iced up. abcs elizabeth vargas went to an flight simulator to recreate what happened next. >> the auto pilot disconnects. >> theres a warning. the aircraft is now in my control. >> now the plane in the hands of the least experienced pilot on board. he mistakenly thinks the plane is nose down, so he pulls it up, precisely the wrong thing to do. the plane stops in mida...

Jacob retains the top spot for the 13th year in a row. in non-essential food news tonight, confirmation from the girl scouts of what a lot of us already knew, thin mints are your number one girl scout cookie choice, followed by samoas. and the folks at 7-eleven are stepping up to get us out of our national obesity crisis by rolling out the slurpy light. just doing their part. we showed you the ghost airplane, the worth war ii aircraft found in the sahara, virtually untouched, in extraordinar...

>> pelley: helen collins was not a pilot, so she had to rely on the control tower for some quick lessons as she flew over sturgeon bay, wisconsin. >> pelley: a flight instructor in another plane pulled up alongside to help talk her down. >> pelley: after leading her through some practice maneuvers, the instructor decided it was time to land. >> pelley: if there wasnt enough trouble already, on final approach, one engine sputtered.