Originally Posted by
Aerospace101
why is no one considering the fact that this poor guy could have had his life saved by being talked down, even a controlled ditching? Just as a suicide jumper can be talked down from a bridge. There are 2 types of human communication, 1. A loving response or 2. a Cry for Help. When he started talking to ATC that was his "cry for help". There seems to be a number of pilot suicides, I'm surprised ATC dont have a speed dial to a trained negotiator or someone like Tony Robbins to at least try a therapeutic intervention.
He was not that stupid..
He knew that a point of no return was crossed when he pressed that start button, resulting in loss of job, some friends, and jail time. And following jail time it would be difficult to get a good job again..
From that point the worst outcome would be to be captured alive...
He might have analyzed the risk of being stopped in his act before getting airborne, or ending in a ball of fire if the takeoff had failed.