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Ladies in the cockpit? >> first off, i guess i'm the guest that's going to disagree with richard. i think this transcript is very significant, and i'm looking down only because i'm looking at the transcript. the bottom line here is, at the time of the first handoff when they took off from the tower to the kuala lumpur radar atc, the co-pilot repeated the frequency, 132.6. as you move down the line, we get into what i believe to be the accident sequence. at 1:07, acars did the last report. we have the navigation change. >> what are you saying there? >> i'm saying at the time of the next handoff...

This accident sequence was in process. it seems to me that the co-pilot was returned, that he had other things on his mind. he had repeated all the instructions previously and he did not at the critical moment. >> you don't necessarily agree there's anything significant in that. do you think there's credence to anything arthur just said? >> yes. one of the important things that arthur does make is because the co-pilot or the pilot not flying doesn't say that there's a mechanical or there's a fire, he doesn't give any warning in this crucial 1:07 to 1:19 period, it makes it look more difficult ...

Particularly on the accident runway to see if there were any issues associated with the recent runway construction or glide slope outage. this crew was vectored in for a 17-mile straight in final visual approach. they were vectored in from the northern california tracon, located near sacramento. asiana 214 reported they had the airport in sight. they were cleared for the visual approach. and they transitioned to tower control. they were cleared to by the tower and then there was the accident sequence and subsequent launch of the emergency

Investigation. however, what i will tell you is if we identify any safety issues that we think need immediate attention, we have the ability to issue safety recommendations at any time. yes, sir? [ inaudible ] >> are there cameras on the runways and always recording? have you seen that footage or -- [ inaudible ] >> sure. i'll defer to the airport officials but we have requested any footage that might be reported on the airport that would record the accident sequence or the aftermath of the accident. we have found in past investigations that video footage, whether surveillance or security vide...

Months to complete an investigation. however if we identify any safety issues that we think need immediate attention we have the ability to issue safety recommendations at any time. yes, sir. >> are there cameras on the run ways and are they always recording? have you seen that footage? >> i will defer to the airport officials. we have requests any footage recorded on the airport that would record the accident sequence or the after math of the accident. we found in past investigations that the video footage whether it is surveillance or security video or whether it is video provided by the pub...