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Came out here and rendered aid and assisted the pilot out of the area. [ inaudible question ] >> i did not arrive on scene until later. i can talk to the paramedics but from what i understand they were helping with the patient. >> the plane landed in a very lucky area. >> in terms of where the plane landed i would say its an area that probably presented the least amount of impact in the community. i dont know if that was planned of was in an area that had the flight path. other than that i cant ...

That a very sophisticated operator could get in there and plug in something that could spoof the signal. is it physically possible that it could happen? if part of the signal could have been spoofed. part of it couldnt. the mathematics takes you up to kazakhstan. i identified a runway that was particularly intriguing to me. >> and would have been on the flight path if it mapped north instead of south. >> yes. i find it interesting there were two russians on board that are sitting next to this ha...

7,000 feet long 150 feet wide. it is more than sufficient to land this type of aircraft on it safely and stop with about 2,000 feet remaining once the aircraft comes to a full stop. however, i heard an earlier report that the aircraft was landing with somewhat of a tail wind. that changes everything. everything in making a safe landing relies on an aircraft making a stabilized approach. the md-80, for example, approaches its flight path for landing at about 200 miles an hour. it then lowers the ...

Shows the official government weather report forecasting conditions the pilots would encounter. indonesian government officials tell cnn theres no indication airasia staff picked up a hard copy potentially a missed opportunity to discuss the report with the agency. >> im not necessarily seeing these things as any indication of negligence on the carriers part, on the crews part. it depends. we dont know exactly what whether information, what weather data the crew didnt allegedly see and how relev...

We dont know what weather information, what weather data the crew didnt see and how relevant that is to what happened. >> the airline says the pilots got the documents electronically. but since the crash, indonesia now requires pilots to do face to face briefing with flight operations officers about conditions on the flight path. more than 40 vessels, 20 helicopters, and 97 divers are deployed to the search zone. >> the uss ft. worth detected sonar of two metal objects but we need to confirm if ...

May have affected where they were allowed when they asked for permission to climb, that the traffic control said no you cant because other planes are up there. but other than that if it didnt interfere with the flight path or the crowded skies werent the issue, its an administrative determination whether they fine the airline, take other action or whether it affects the insurance liability which is another huge issue. >> i dont get it. a plane is not authorized to fly. a commercial -- this is no...

And the plane was flying off the coast of vietnam along its scheduled flight path. >> and at that point the guard is let down, youre going in a different direction. youre not search and rescue. youre just trying to communicate. >> but an hour and a half after that first reassuring message, a tragic realization. malaysia airlines now tells air traffic control, the information was wrong. >> we dont know where the aircraft is. our system told us it was there, but it wasnt. >> the airline tells air ...

With the winds and the currents and the debris bodies would have spread out from that area. again, its difficult to say without having actually you know the parts of the aircraft onboard. but you can see the police were also giving a clue as to what happened. there will be an autopsy carried out on possibly several of the passengers. and certainly on the flight crew. >> what do you think of reports that perhaps, alistair that this plane went into a vertical stall before it disappeared? and why w...

Down. and on the airbus when it is not connected to the controls and only moves when you make an input to change the flight path you dont get some of the that feedback the tactile feedback you would normally have. the sticks are not mechanically interconnected. so if one pilot makes an input the other pilots stick doesnt move. you have to see what changes were made. >> and i foe youve been outspoken on the disconnect -- increasing disconnect from the pilots flying the planes and the technology h...

Weather, so certainly weather is related, but i think that saying that its a weather-related accident doesnt really do justice to the aufgs safety issues that are important here. you have to say well theres weather related, maybe its related to global warming, but so what? you have to deal as an airline you have to deal with the weather. thats why pilots are paid what theyre paid, thats why airlines charge what they charge. the safety of the passengers are very important, so you can have a freak...