[arkady_renko]

That leading edge has not been impacted by debris, evidently.

[tuesday afternoon]

A former pilot for AA, Tilman (?) said the VS looked like it had just come from the manufacturer. He believed turbulence could have caused urecoverable stress loads to it, but he said the loss of the engines was unlikely.

During the NTSB briefing, someone asked abot the rudder being in "max position" (incorrect terminology, I'm sure). How does that relate to the 10degree positioning?

Also, why aren't the networks scrambling too locate the guy whoeyewitnessed the tail flying off and helped the Coast Guard retrieve pieces? Not like he should be hard to find.