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And they are your oxygen generators. they only run for a relatively short length of time. that's why the protocol is if you have an oxygen problem you immediately go into a descent to get into breathable oxygen and that's a pretty good drop. that's a controlled dive to about 14,000 feet. >> okay, jim. this is for jeff wise. is there any possibility of the plane being intact at the bottom of the ocean with no floating debris? >> well, if it was in one piece that would mean the pilot did a quiet landing like pilot sullenberger. but you would get the life rafts which are equipped with

To allow that? >> you have to look at the radar range itself. when the plane was first lost it was at the extreme end of the radar system from malaysia. so we are talking about 250 nautical miles and the aircraft was at 35,000 feet to. fly under the radar it will have to fly -- know the range of the radar and then fly to the height for that range. so as it's approaching, say, pakistan, it's going to have to go lower and lower and lower. and i doubt a plane of 200 tons could get under the radar. >> jim tilmon, i promise we will get you in. does the united states believe we are in a threat right...

Poxuated sleep. the pilots can put on a full face mask and they can indeed breathe 100% oxygen for a while. it's far-fetched and awful to think of but it is possible. >> it is. so we heard that the possibility of the plane had gone up to 45,000 feet. if it could do that with the weight and you know, with the equipment it had on board but it's the question is, wouldn't the oxygen masks be deployed automatically if that were to happen in the cabin, jim tilmon, or could they control that from the cockpit and the pilots only have the masks and the passengers don't. >> i think the masks would drop ...

Flight crew now under scrutiny. >> rosa flores is here now. we got tweets about screening of pilots. here is what one says. he asks, how can airlines not conduct periodic psychological tests or check ins on pilots after they're hired. couldn't hurt. what did you learn about that? >> here's our david soucie put it do they get physicals every year? yes, they do. the sigh psychology part could be improved. it's up to the pilot to come forward. who in their right mind would come forward and say i can't fly a plane when it puts their career and financial future in jeopardy. >> thank you for that. i...

Ask to be with each other. can they ask to be with one other, yes. but i want to talk about the testing, the psychological of the pilot. in law enforcement, for example, they give psychometric testing to someone before they give someone a gun. a common one is the mmpi ii. it is given to people to see if mentally there is psychological issues or personality issues or mental issues. this is something we may see now coming for pilots. there's a wexler scale, the roar shack and in certain people who are responsible for people's lives before they are in the position to fly a plane or give them a ba...