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How would the investigators know if he used the auto pilot on the way up or he ran a tank dry? They woundn't. I think he had the auto pilot ON the way up because he was in haze alot of the way at night and would have no reason not to. I think he was almost to the airport and he ran out of fuel, on the fuel tank he took off with. The time of fuel in the tank is close to the hour and a half of the flight. The motor STOPS at 5000' in the DARK! The autopilot go's nuts trying to maintain altitude and level. Alot is happening in the dark! He either turns off auto pilot then turns on the fuel, or he turns on the fuel and then turns off the auto pilot. The plane go's from 5000' to 3000' in this amount of time. This is what the radar shows. When the motor starts the plane climbs alittle, this is what the radar shows. He lost control of the plane in the dark & haze at this time. I think this is what happened, because he had like a $18,000 auto pilot He had no reason to turn it off, then go to land. He could turn, and go up and down with the auto pilot, he could have left it on almost till he touch down and landed. Wouldn't you? When they find the plane, the motor was running, the plane had fuel, and the auto pilot was off. Noone will really know, it was just a thought. Gene Paul Tanzar wrote: I believe investigators determined that he did not use the autopilot. Some have speculated that was a shame, because the autopilot might have kept him out of trouble. Paul Tanzar N94821 --- "V. Childs" <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- and may have had the auto pilot on, __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com . ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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