Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Do we know for sure that all three were in the cockpit at the time? If one goes to the lavatory and is locked out, can the trainee prevent a crash or even recognize immediately that something is very wrong?
The temporary recovering almost speaks to a struggle but that would seem much more likely with only two in the cockpit. With three I'd think the two that want to live could overpower the one that wants to die (if it's not a pact between them).