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Now have hard evidence that co-pilot andreas lubitz, a man with a history of depression and suicidal thoughts, deliberately crashed the plane. alone at the controls, the pilot locked out, he changed the altitude setting from 38,000 feet to just 100 feet. and adjusted the autopilot repeatedly to increase speed. information extracted from the battered flight data recorder, which was torn apart during the crash. the empty housing found days ago. the recorder itself just yesterday. discovered almost by chance under scattered clothing by a french police officer. it was her first day on the mountain...

>> the call his dad, cleve joiner, makes to 911 sets in motion a massive rescue operation. six national guard and air force helicopters are on their way, but they're hours away. of the six people still alive in the crevasse, three are badly hurt and need medical attention. and then all of a sudden, the sound of chopper blades through the thin mountain air. >> when you hear a helicopter, you hang so much hope that your friend is going to get off the mountain and get to a trauma center and be okay. >> but when they realize what the sound is, it's crushing news. >> breaking news today on mt. hood...

Sun shines on a stadium where a baseball game between the fairbanks gold panners and the anchorage bucks is under way. in addition to baseball tonight, the stadium complex is housing soccer and track and field events and it's filled with fans. >> there's a lot of events going on. there's a lot of people outside that day. >> back in the plane, ron and mark cross the cook inlet and enter anchorage air space. >> the sun's hitting on anchorage. all the buildings have the reflections. probably the prettiest night we have ever seen when flying. >> suddenly, the plane's engine dies. >> we look over a...

>> the sun's still up. it's still july so it's land of the midnight sun. perfect alaskan night. >> 40 miles away, the midnight sun shines on a stadium where a baseball game between the fairbanks gold panners and the anchorage bucks is under way. in addition to baseball tonight, the stadium complex is housing soccer and track and field events and it's filled with fans. >> there's a lot of events going on. there's a lot of people outside that day. >> back in the plane, ron and mark cross the cook inlet and enter anchorage air space. >> the sun's hitting on anchorage. all the buildings have the r...

If you have visual references if it's daylight clear of clouds you use the natural horizon. otherwise use your flight instruments. recovering from a stall is something all pilots practice. you might not know most airplane pilots have not stalled an airliner not intentionally. our flight simulators are not programmed to practice a full stall. i've had a chance to go the airbus factory in france to fly with test pilots and especially with airbus under controlled conditions stalled the airplane. something few airline pilots ever had the opportunity to do. but inadvertent stall at a high altitude ...