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We're headed north. this is that northern route that's been spoken of and we're at 6,500 feet. the terrain here so mountainous we're only 1500 feet above the ground. you can -- it's daylight we've set up in this scenario. it would have been nighttime for these planes. these are the hazards you run up against. in many cases you are not flying over the mountains any more you're flying through them. that means mitchell here is flying manually and you can feel us banking and yanking as we literally try to find our way through the mountain passes. at the same time the aircraft is sending out all so...

So what would they be doing if the plane is cruising along at 5,000 feet? >> reporter: again, this is something that mitchell and i have been talking about. if a plane is down this low, any passenger would know it's irregular, there's something wrong. what would you expect them to be doing, mitchell? >> the passengers are going to be freaking out. they are going to be pulling out your phones. what would you be doing? you would be calling your friends asking what's going on. they would be freaking out. this is insane. >> reporter: the passengers are awake and have the ability, it would more tha...

Flew down to 5,000 feet and across at least three countries. >> reporter: if it did pass the last point of detection, how did it pass through this area without being detected? the terrain obviously has to be up north in the search. when you go that low, you would have to have the kind of knowledge to fly to your destination. >> malaysian officials announced australia would take the lead in searches the indian ocean. the head of the airlines believe it was the co-pilot that said the last words to air traffic controllers. all right, good night. it has been ten days. we are digging deeper. we beg...