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Well the killer co-pilot in the germanwings airline disaster apparently practiced his deadly dissent just two hours before the crash. that's according to a new report frr french investigators. they say during the previous flight, the co-pilot lowered the plane's altitude setting, five times within a few minutes, including several times to as low as 100 feet. all the while, the pilot was out of the cockpit. investigators say passengers and crew members may not have even noticed the co-pilot messing with the controls because the plane was descending gradually. >> translator: the captain didn't r...

But apparently an ax is part of a standard emergency tool box. meanwhi meanwhile, all of this speculation about the mental health issues that pilot was struggling with. it was six months. then his colleagued mos mocked . calling him tomato andy. apparently germans drink tomato juice regularly on flights. the pivotal moment is when the captain went over the landing plan for dusseldorf. at that point according to this voice recorder, the pilot showed no interest whatsoever in the pl plan. he changed the plane's altitude setting from 38,000 feet to 100 feet. if true, another indication that this ...

>> perhaps most chilling in the final seconds before slamming into a 6,000 foot mountain passengers' screams are heard. the co-pilot in the cockpit remained silent. i spoke with a pilot who tells me that 100 feet is the lowest altitude setting on autopilot that it can be set for on this particular aircraft. today a number of airlines have since changed cockpit rules require more than one person in the cockpit at times. we're talking about norwegian, easy jet as well as air canada. and we expect others to follow. >> thank you. france has asked the fbi to help investigate the co-pilot and his po...