He didn’t have to commit suicide. His brain exploded as he tried to figure out what fixed speed to set the autopilot on so the plane could hit those tricky Inmarsat arcs on an hourly schedule to the hinterlands:
http://www.duncansteel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/V_2D_2.png
That too. Seems he ran simulations on his home computer. Speaking of which, AOPA has this nifty simulator - problem is it costs like $2500 .... and that’s without the rudder pedals - extra $250(....
