Thanks for your perspective.
You have as much right, with your experience, to give an opinion, as some of these “so called friend experts” who we are supposed to take at face value really know what they are talking about.
I trust your take 100% over theirs as you point out the other vitals ... No Mayday for example
Look....IMHO, Both using military pilots (whom I love and adore 1000%) and, commercial pilots (who are great & fantastic aviators) gets you nowhere. These folks are great airmen....the best there is...but, they are super proficent in operating the airplane, and are not experts on airframe structures, systems, components, etc. Their bible is the “Opertions Manual”. This, they refer to when they have a problem, and need more then passing guidance. In other words...if this goes wrong, try steps one-six, and everything should be OK. Or, they can call their technical operations center, which is manned 24 hours for instant information to assist them!!!
But as far, as outlining an attack scenrio, from a technical point of view, they are good but, not excellent, not outstanding. IMHO, only technical maintenance people or flight accident inspectors/investigators should be quoted!!! The Cable News Networks are literally a waste of time, and have no curiousity, expertise or common sense in these delicate, personal, tragedy matters. SAD!!! Of course.....they do not deserve all the blame for their biased, flawed and lie telling opinions....for, I am certain, they are strictly instructed by our government and politians, as to what they can and cannot share with the American viewing public. REALLY SAD!!!