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From here? >> i think we have to keep in mind that this was a u.s.-built airplane, but this was not a u.s.-certified crew. and while the training standards of how to operate the airplane are the same all over the world, we have to look at the culture of what was going on in the cockpit. there were four pilots, there should have been four pilots up there in the cockpit, the two relief pilots normally come up for that, for the landing. why did four pilots just sit there and watch this airplane get lower and lower and slower and slower and not speak up? seven seconds before the accident it's too ...

This but very experienced with lots of hours flying time. this is flight that originated in seoul, south korea that means the pilot had been in the air on the job foremany, many hours at this point. talk to us about what it is like when you are a pilot and you are about to land after a long flight over the ocean. >> obviously it's not something i have done. it could be that they had a crew of relief pilots on board for some of these real long haum flights. you will get two sets of pilots on board. one will take over. >> rick: i'm sorry to cut you off. there is a news briefing just beginning. s...