Rescue workers said they had not had any visual contact with Mr Torres Lopez, but that he had responded to noise signals they had made.

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As the aircraft ran out of altitude and options, gliding with a broken windshield and no engine power, the crew made visual contact with the ground and spotted a straight section of a rural highway below.

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Staff Sgt LORENTO SPITERI, Armed Forces of Malta: Once we do make visual contact with the vessel we'll ID the number of personnel on board, and we'll usually immediately commence a search for about 25 to 40 square miles.

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What happens, you have a child who can do things, motor skills and visual and eye contact, and then they reverse back because of the deterioration that's going on in the brain matter.

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Planes operated under visual flight rules -- rules that require only limited contact with air traffic controllers -- were grounded along with commercial aircraft in the hours immediately following the hijackings.

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