Germanwings Pilot Practiced Suicide Maneuvers Before Crash
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The Germanwings pilot who investigators say crashed his plane into a French mountain in March repeatedly set the jet on collision course with the ground on a flight earlier that day in what may have been a dry run for his suicide bid.
Data from the morning flight shows Andreas Lubitz briefly set the Airbus Group NV A320 jet to descend to 100 feet on five occasions when his captain left the cockpit before returning it to cruise mode, France’s air-accident investigator said May 6.