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For the record, I'm Ellen Block,
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hearing officer for this hearing.
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Captain Whitaker, good morning.
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Morning... Morning.
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What that video captures is that
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the aircraft was in a relatively stable glide
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just prior to the moment of impact.
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However, according to the data we retrieved
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from the cockpit data recorders,
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at exactly 9:34, after flying 27 minutes without incident,
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the transponder recorded a loss in altitude
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in excess of 4,800 feet per minute