Airplane. Factors like potential financial trouble are also being examined. And lubitz gave no indication of what he was doing in the cockpit. Investigators say there is absolutely silence on the cockpit voice recorder except for steady breathing indicating lubitz was not panicked when the plane went down. At the live desk im Pat Lawson Muse. Back to you. Thank you, pat. Airbus is the maker of the plane that crashed. The Company Released a copy of a training video today that demonstrates the procedure for locking and unlocking the cockpit door. The protocol was supposed to be a safeguard. Now there are questions about whether a pilot should ever be alone in a cockpit. Our Team Coverage continues now with Steve Handelsman. Steve . Reporter doreen thanks. Good evening. Long before what happened over france our u. S. Faa rules have said we basically dont trust any one persons judgment or help in a pilot seat. Experts say this kind of a tragedy is less likely on airliners flying in america
5 02. Developing today grief counselors will be at River Bend High School in spotsylvania for anyone who knew ryan mccall, he crashed and died in virginia. And according to Virginia State police, mccall was flying alone. We talked to a licensed pilot and he said there is no faa requirement on how many hours of instruction you need before flying by yourself. In fact, you can have spent as little as ten hours in the air. You do have to be at least 16 years old with a valid medical certificate from the faa and a Flight Instructor has to endorse or sign off on a solo flight. Zachary kiesch will join us live in 15 minutes to tell us how the school is responding today. Happening today, there will be a Prayer Service and vigil for the victims of the south capitol street mass shooting. Today marks five years since that shooting. The families will gather at 6 30 tonight at the Faith Presbyterian Church on south capitol street. Police say it was part of a series of revenge attacks that all start