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Should sha satellite data be made public so other scientists can check the work? michael? >> absolutely shouldn't. they should be allowed to conduct this investigation with the privacy it requires, because people speculate otherwise. but i would say, it's not just the inmarsat information that's being used to corroborate the search operation area. also assumptions, which we're using. those assumptions are embarrassed on what speed the aircraft traveled as it came down south of sumatra into the search area. and depending on that combination, that depends on the fuel burn, how much fuel onboard,...

It will take you five hours to get out to the search operation area. five hours, three hours loiter time. not only is that not a lot of time, it is incredibly fatiguing to the crew. i've been on search and rescue operations, i've done a few. and when the inclement weather comes down, the visibility sucks right in. you can't see five or ten kilometers in front of you. these guys will be glued to the ocean, searching an area over 100,000 miles, flying at low level, there will be lots of turbulence. >> look at this video of this part of the world. how close to the ocean will they get? >> it all d...

Out to the search operation area. and five hours back. not only is that not a lot of time but fatiguing on the crew, apalling weather conditions i've been on search and rescue operations when the weather comes in and rain starts and drizzle starts. visibility sucks right in. you can't see more than five, sometimes 0 kilo meters in front of you. these guys going to be glued to the ocean, fly agent low levels lots of turbulence around. >> how close will they get to that ocean? >> depends on the judgment of the pilot and co-pilot if you like. they can come down to 200 to 100 feet over the sea. >>...