[Velveeta]

Thanks for the update. I'd love to know from a pilot if they typically engage the autopilot shortly after take-off at 5000 ft??

The things that still bother me about this crash are the facts that it took 32 seconds from 5000 feet in a "nosedive" for the plane to crash.

No distress call from pilots.

Everything "calm" on the flight voice recorder.

[WestCoastGal]

"Thanks for the update. I'd love to know from a pilot if they typically engage the autopilot shortly after take-off at 5000 ft??"

That was exactly what came to my mind!!!