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Since point of impact, couple of things are apparent. look at the state of the cockpit voice recorder those things are built to withstand severe g loads and severe temperatures and this one looks in pretty bad state. first thing we can deduce is that the aircraft hit the ground with rapid velocity and g loading on that. i think the second one is how inhospitable the terrain is where the aircraft went down. the big thing thats perplexing me jose, is -- and the cockpit voice recorder will give us ...

We have breaking news tonight, the air search for flight 370 has been suspended due to a tropical cyclone in the search area. back with my experts now, and they are answering your questions for you. first to michael kay. a question from joe nemo. if a suicide pilots plan included mystifying the final fate of flight 370, wouldnt it make sense to disable the elts, too? thats a very good question. >> that is a good question. im not actually sure how you would disable the elts, but just for factual ...

We have breaking news tonight, the air search for flight 370 has been suspended due to a tropical cyclone in the search area. back with my experts now, and they are answering your questions for you. first to michael kay. a question from joe nemo. if a suicide pilots plan included mystifying the final fate of flight 370, wouldnt it make sense to disable the elts, too? thats a very good question. >> that is a good question. im not actually sure how you would disable the elts, but just for factual ...

An elt is set off by g-loading. an eperb is set off by saltwater. the two elts, one in the nose, one in the tail. >> this is elts, right, remind people. >> emergency locator transmission. they transmit. 406 is the key frequency. 1215 and 243 are no longer monitored by satellite. >> cockpit, door and fuselage. >> two in the nose and in the tail. the eperbss are in the compartment in the emergency exit. >> so theres no trace, everything would have to be perfectly not working in order for none of t...

Know -- >> judge, again, these are all brilliant questions. the two things that are perplexing me. if the aircraft crashed to the sea. then the emergency locaters transmitters in the nose and tail will be pinging. theyll be pinging because the g loading and the contact with salt water. we dont have that. if it is landed somewhere, the 777 is a big jet. it is a wide-bodied jet. it is a pretty good amount of real estate to land on. it has to be somewhere within malaysian air space. if it goes in t...

Know -- >> judge, again, these are all brilliant questions. the two things that are perplexing me. if the aircraft crashed to the sea. then the emergency locaters transmitters in the nose and tail will be pinging. theyll be pinging because the g loading and the contact with salt water. we dont have that. if it is landed somewhere, the 777 is a big jet. it is a wide-bodied jet. it is a pretty good amount of real estate to land on. it has to be somewhere within malaysian air space. if it goes in t...

Brilliant questions. the two things that are perplexing me. if the aircraft crashed to the sea. then the emergency locaters transmitters in the nose and tail will be pinging. theyll be pinging because the g loading and the contact with salt water. we dont have that. if it is landed somewhere, the 777 is a big jet. it is a wide-bodied jet. it is a pretty good amount of real estate to land on. it has to be somewhere within malaysian air space. if it goes in the southern air spas, it needs a flight...