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Through the se narcenarios. >> what does that suggest to you as far as his determination? >> he was very determined. that was his goal. he has a mission or a goal to kill himself and everybody on board. we deal with terrorists and people that arent supposed to be in the cockpit. if the person is supposed to be in the cockpit, thats whats scary. >> reporter: 150 people lost in this air disaster. the who, the how we now know. the why, far from known. >> reporter: what is so clear after being in th...

Realization set in that this plane was heading towards the mountain, the pilot banging on the door. and now these families along with their grief, they are left with that imagery and that haunting thought. awful. >> the other mystery is what exactly led the 28-year-old co-pilot to take such extreme action as lufthansa has pointed out and katy had spoken about the rigorous training programs their pilots go through, they are put through medical tests and psychological tests in the beginning. the m...

>> but the impression that you have from what were hearing and learning from tom and other reports, that there is no reason for such a long descent. if they were able to know that something was malfunctioning. >> you know, working on the anniversary of the malaysia air disappearance, one of the things i went into a simulator. and one of the things we looked at, is it possible they were overcome and depressurization. we simulated going into a rather rapid descent, maybe around 4,000 feet per minu...

Lot of speculation over the pilot, whether he was a rogue pilot, of course he had that simulator in his home that you see behind him. they investigated whether or not he practiced disappearing. there were concerns about his police cal orientation and involvement. he was seen in a photo wearing a shirt saying "democracy dead". but here is a part of that report. there was no significant changes in his lifestyle, interpersonal conflict or family stresses. no behavioral signs of social isolation, ch...

>> if theres not another waypoint entered what does the autopilot do? our simulator shows how the autopilot keeps the aircraft flying south for hours. the fuel gauge drops to zero somewhere over the southern indian ocean. >> youll get the alarm as well as the stick will shake. >> reporter: for four agonizing minutes cockpit alarms sound. the ocean creeping closer. suddenly its over. >> all of those names started racing through my head again. wow. >> 239 people lost. >> reporter: one year later, ...

>> reporter: its an eerie feeling sitting in a cockpit virtually similar to the mh 370 missing flight. veteran pilot rob johnson activates the boeing 777 autopilot 20 seconds after takeoff. the autopilot follows waypoints along the flight path. it is land the plane if necessary. less than a hour into its flight mh 370 veered off the planned route. our simulator makes the same turn. nobody knows why one or both pilots decided to change course. or why the plane disappeared from civilian radar. the...

By one of the pilots. >> this is where the mystery starts because what happened? >> reporter: johnson suspects a midair emergency or a deliberate act in the cockpit depressurizing the cabin at high altitude. oxygen starvation, highypoxia. its happened before. helios airways lost pressure. the crew lost consciousness and the plane with 121 people slammed into a mountain. golfer stewarts jet prepressurized after takeoff. the plane flew without a pilot for four hours before crashing into the field....

Kuala lumpur. and flies here there air space all comes together. at 1:19 a.m. the plane is handed off by kuala lumpur. two minutes later, the plane disappears from radar. at this simulator in hong kong we learn that transfers like this happen hundreds of times a day. >> on 125. >> reporter: usually, you say good-bye. >> yeah. >> reporter: at this spot in the ska, which is neither here nor there, its up to the pilots to make contact with the next region. in mh-370s case ho chi minh city. if youre...

Depressurized after takeoff. the plane flew without a pilot for four hours before crashing into a field. the autopilot kept those ghost planes in the air long after all aboard were dying or dead. if theres not another way point entered, what does the autopilot do? snits going to fly along until the fuel runs out. >> reporter: our simulator shows how the autopilot untouched keeps the airliner flying south for hours. the fuel gauge drops to zero somewhere over the southern indian ocean. >> look at...

And the pilots are all highly train, highly experienced hand flying pilots because even in the interview sessions they are tested for their hand flying skills. in the simulator during their interview process. theres no such things as amateurs at the airline level. >> would more than flying have made a difference perhaps, in this case? >> well without the black boxes we dont know what condition the airplane got into so its hard to then draw an analysis of what they should have done. but i can tel...