Reply #77: Connell a profoundly religious man by all accounts [View All]

[landdolphin]

and Catholic. Very devout. Given this I would suggest that suicide very unlikely, given his spiritual beliefs or those common to Catholics regarding suicide. Besides Lt Sheppard of the Highway Patrol has said to the media that it appeared the pilot was trying to make a landing. If true then Connell would be conscious and perhaps fighting for control of the plane until last second. Which leaves the question why two witnesses used the word, "accelerating" to describe the tone of the engine which according to one of those witnesses was full throttle. What was happening to his engine to make it sound this way. Like a full whine, max RPM. One witness was first on scene with a video camera. His footage is on youtube (name is Loel Stein I think) and the other wishes to remain anonymous though he filed a formal statement with the Highway Patrol last Saturday when they visited his home about a mile from the crash site.