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The aircraft is doing it smoothly and consistently. if you didn't know better, you'd think it was part of the standard court you were on. in fact you deviated significantly. >> yes. >> malaysian officials were asked about this scenario this morning. they say the computer was programmed as usual to fly to beijing. we don't know when it was changed. let's say after the plane took off. what kind of scenario would such a thing be needed, mitchell? >> you know what, it's just as easy to change the course in the air as it is on the ground. you just have to -- on the ground it might be easier because...

Regardless of the radius of the turn. >> generally, though, if there is any turbulence disrupts a plane when you are traveling, the captain or the co-pilot will say, we are passing through some turbulence. put your seat belts on. martin savidge, mitchell casado, thank you for giving us an insight. it is such a valuable thing. >> people have so many questions. one of them was, this plane is turning so radically. >> ahead at this hour, ta third of the passengers on that jet are chinese. china deployed even more in the search. why this may be about more than just helping the victims. >> the searc...

Computer system that was most likely programmed by somebody in the cockpit. the person who programmed the change of course would have been somebody knowledgeable about airplane systems. the times reported this sighting, unidentified american officials. joining us to talk more martin savidge and pilot mitchell. welcome back gentlemen. >> good morning carol. we've been learning about the airplane. we're focussing on the flight management system. this system here, one here, up there, one here. essentially this is the brain of the plane. it does a lot of things to assist the pilot and co-pilot fly...

Sim mu lay tore with mitchell casado. tell us what they are talking about? >> they are talking about a different piece of aveionics equipment. the fms, the flight management system. it is this box here. mitchell has one. the co-pilot has one here as well. this does a number of things for the aircraft. it really assists the pilot and co-pilot in flying this jumbo jet airliner. the primary thing it does is navigate. think about it like the gps system for your car. before taking off, you would program in where you were going and where you left from and a lot of other information. we programmed in...

Mitchell casado, a pilot trainer who has worked in a triple 7 pilot simulator and hans weber. there are lots of theories out there, hans. one that many believe is that this plane is somewhere probably on the bottom of the ocean. if so, why not debris field? can this happen without a debris field? >> no, it cannot happen without a debris field. there is always a debris field. there are many items on an airplane that are buoyant, sea cushions, et cetera, usually, there are air pockets in stabilizers. remember, the air france 447 had the vertical stabilizer float around in the ocean. if you're in...