Originally Posted by
Taped2Seat
Assuming the news are right (BIG if) whoever did this had a preconceived plan, as data appears to show a fairly clinical execution of twists and turns to silence comm and get out of Malaysian airspace. The scenario is possible only if the perp didn't have in-depth knowledge of oxygen levels.
A pilot would know he needed O2 and how to get it. He might not understand the DCS issues he would experience by deliberately exposing himself to ambient pressure in the 40's without adequate prep...it would be rapid and crippling IMO. I have a bit of experience with parachute and dive ops, so I may be more conscious of that than most.