Re: How about pilot illness at the stick . . . ?
This morning, the authorities were looking at illness as the most likely cause:
Milan Chief Prosecutor Gerardo D'Ambrosio said suicide was the least credible of three possible explanations police were examining — including a technical problem or pilot illness.
Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi, in a Friday briefing in the Senate, said the pilot could have fallen ill at the controls. After making initial radio contact, "there was silence, he was not operating any of the plane's controls in the last two minutes," he said.
The Italian air traffic controller's association said the pilot did not issue a distress signal, as previously reported.
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Dan