Originally Posted by
fotoguzzi
@BobM2 - [Not a pilot] It seems easier to believe that someone trying to disguise a suicide would switch the selector to a reasonable position at the last moment. That is, one would not leave the Crash-this-airplane selector in the 'On' position if they were trying to make it look like an accident.
Maybe "disguised" is wrong terminology since it implies some level of rational thought. Osbon Jr. exhibited totally irrational thought processes on the JetBlue flight. The evidence from his father's crash would point to a similar level of irrational behavior.