But why into a mountain..it would have been easy for him to auger into Nice, or Monaco...and do far more damage...also, in the two other instances of pilots pulling a kamikaze..one in Indonesia, and the other the Egypt Air flight..they both put the planes into steep, near vertical dives..not this controlled descent. It’s curious at best
Raises the question if it was due to a passenger(s) on board.
Ex.
http://nypost.com/2015/03/25/two-americans-aboard-crashed-plane-in-france/
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Opportunity.
He could not predict when the pilot would choose to use the restroom.
It would have been Nice or Monaco if the pilot had gone earlier, presumably.
Because the main pilot would otherwise fight him. Pilots only take so many potty breaks.
He wanted to ensure he went out with a bang.