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Software on one of the pilots flight simulators. friends say the captain was an aviation fanatic who built the simulator at his home. officials say that wasnt strange at all, but one of his long time friends is telling a different story. he tells new zealand herald newspaper that the pilot was having trouble at home, that he was devastated after his wife moved out of their house. he said his friend might have taken a quote last joyride. thats what he said. so that he could live out the risky mov...

Board. nice to see you. >> good afternoon, shepard. >> i dont know what you want to make of this flight simulator angle, does it sound like a big deal to you? >> no. shepard, airline pilots know theyre flying these very automated aircraft now. too pilots and the flight management systems fly the airplane. they go buy a light aircraft to hone their stick and ruddle skills. ill see what they come up with, but right now i wouldnt get excited about him having a simulator. >> the only thing that coul...

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It was recovered from the pilots home once the investigation became a criminal case and it was reassembled by investigators as they reviewed the files with a focus on evidence that points to premeditation. authorities in malaysia telling reporters about this new evidence. >> some files were deleted from the simulator and forensic work to retrieve the data is ongoing. the pilot and the crew remain innocent until proven otherwise. >> copies of the hard drive were taken to the fbi live in quantico,...

The record confirmed that the fbi was asked to do an analysis to cover the deleted foils. it was recovered from the 53-year-old pilots home once the investigation became a criminal case and reassembled and they reviewed the foils that point to pre-meditation. authorities in malaysia that data records were cleared on february 23rd. one month and five day before the 370s disappearance. nsome were erased from the simulator. i would like to take this opportunity to state that the pilot and crow rema...

That a remote landing strip were on the simulator including the navy base at diego garcia. if its a deliberate act by the pilot and the co-pilot, the seasoned investigators say theyll be looking for evidence of a conspiracy, was there an outside influence that prompted one or both men to take over the jet. >> youre going to look for indicators of influence from the outside. now, if the flight crew is guilty of a crime, theres something external to them that got them thinking about this in the fi...

Simulator at home. the simoutor he built has been done by other pilots. it is not unusual to have a simulator and in this case the pilot took to youtube to show off expertise. why would you look for a short remote runway rather to land? >> that, there could be many reasons for that. i understand he is a flying enthusiast and flying professionally and he enjoys doing that and seeing how fast he can stop an aircraft. that might be for sport on his part or it could be other reasons. >> how much lan...

>> this is everybodys worst night mare. >> searching your internet history for flights. >> in this case were going to look at roots. gone route requests, hes been flying between san francisco and san diego. >> and runway 25. >> wen to the ventura departure. ive been doing that. if -- >> how detailed would the record be on a flight simulator like this, destinations but would you see speed and altitude? >> you might. you would see flight plan. for example, if he assuming the pilot was involved, if...

Agencies continue to take a strong interest in what happened with this plane. republican senator saxby chambliss is here tonight. good of you to be here, your thoughts on the progress of the data that we have been told was deleted from the flight simulator. >> well, i actually spoke with them this afternoon. and what i can tell you, megyn, they not only have the simulator box but they also have some other assets that they are reviewing in great detail. they are very focused on this. they refer t...

After that, authorities claimed to have new information about the pilot. >> files were deleted from the simulator and frienorensic work attain this is under way. the pilot and crew remain innocent until proven otherwise. >> a source said the fbi is doing a technical analysis of the hard drive to retrieve the files. both the simulator datda and computer hard drives recovered from the pilot and copilots homes are being examined through the investigative lens of premeditation. is there evidence the...