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In fact, they were, it seems to me that would take you in a whole different direction of your investigation, right? >> remember, were in day 11, and last friday, which would have been day 7 on the show we talked about where are the dossiers about the pilots? i dont think its prejudiced. its just common sense in the world we live in that you would have checked into the backgrounds. maybe theres nothing there, but it begs the question whether or not we soft pedaled it up until now. >> why not chec...

For however long it flew around for. >> if thats what youre going to do, you might as well right after takeoff hit the drink, just dive right into the water. i think thats a far-fetched idea, way off the mark. >> the flight simulator at the pilots home, does that raise any red flags for you as an experienced pilot? >> normally it wouldnt, because i do know that there are guys that like to have a simulator so that if theyre going to fly into an unfamiliar airport, they can practice and be very, v...

I do know that there are guys that like to have a simulator so that if theyre going to fly into an unfamiliar airport, they can practice and be very, very comfortable when they do fly in there. but i am a little bit concerned about the sophistication of the one he had and that sort of thing. you know, had this incident not taken place, it probably wouldnt have meant anything but it does mean something now because whoever it is that is flying this airplane through all these machinations is a skil...

Have trained on that simulator, and if so, investigators want to locate those persons and find out what they know. that said, theres still nothing the authorities have made public suggesting a motive to take at that plane and fly it off course and is make it disappear. >> and, of course, a lot of pilots here saying thats not uncommon for pilots to have simulator in their own home. we also know that the pilot has been a supporter of the malaysian opposition party and that nation jailed the opposi...

We start going down personally -- >> watch the full interview on "erin burnett out-front" 7:00 eastern on cnn. right now i want to take a minute to show you how someone would reprogram a flight. martin savidge is back in that simulator. so, martin, take it away. >> reporter: to so many of us who are just passengers, the whole cockpit is a land of magic and mysticism. so really, spending so much time up here has really been enlightening because ive learned so much. today lets focus on this thing....

For what purpose, that certainy is up for grabs at this point. >> and beyond just taking its the yoke and turning it to the left, someone was punching in coordinates. lets bring in the rest of our panel, jim tilmon, david soucie, spider marks. were going to get into the simulator and into his -- in the pilots house. but this "all right, good night," i saw some questions today. we actually got one from a veteran pilot, also an american pilot, who says thats not how pilots talk to each other, that...

>> and lets just -- a couple of obvious questions which people have been tweeting me all day or asking me, cell phones on board that flight during the flight, it was too high for any cell phones to actually be working. >> its a 9/11 scenario that doesnt apply because those airplanes were very low comparatively. you cant reach cell phone towers. if you do, youre picking up many towers. >> also for those who say, look, the pilot had a flight simulator at the house, do you know of a lot of pilots w...

Thank you very much. fascinating new details not only he thought they had four to five seconds to send the distress signal but the door would have been barred with a keypad. it it was unclear whether that was the case on malaysia airlines. perhaps you could come and go from the cockpit. hes saying it was much more difficult to access that cockpit. out front next, live inside a boeing triple 7 simulator. what happens when someone in the cockpit suddenly changes the direction. plus, the search are...

Zaharie ahmad shah. so passionate about flying hes known as a home simmer, built his own simulator in his home and talked about it online. looking for buddies to share this passion, he wrote. captain shah also posted. this youtube video shows him as a loving father of three. he was also in malaysia politics. he was a supporter of opposition leader and a thorn in the ruling partys side. a political party in control for over 50 years. he attended the pro democracy rallies and meetings and wore a

Saddo. im going ask, walk me through this, step by step, on how you reprogram a flight as the "new york times" is suggesting happened, and how one extra waypoint is entered in with the gear you have in front of you. >> sure. okay. thats whats so beautiful about having access to this simulator, its a great way to show. this is the flight management system, fms. it is the latest focus right now as you described of the "new york times." a lot of ways they described this thing, i guess you could say...