Maybe not, Gary. A very young guy (I think he's 20) on TheSpaceport read that and said:

So no further point in speculating until there is evidence, but the Captain of this airliner was a hero? A highjacking would have weaved around until they figured out where to go????? Wouldn't you have a plan where to go if you hijacked a plane? I'm all game for the "no point in further speculating", but you can't say that and then in the same breath declare the captain a hero. If this hero pilot saw smoke and turned the plane to emergency land, why didn't he contact anyone?? Wouldn't one of the first things you or your co-pilot do would be to contact control and let them know you have a major malfunction?

Not a perfect argument, but he does have a point or two.


In any event, I get the idea this will be a mystery for the long-term.