Theoretically I could see how, but my impression was that there wasn't a single flight path change but multiple changes and possibly even active effort to avoid

Theoretically I could see how, but my impression was that there wasn't a single flight path change but multiple changes and possibly even active effort to avoid radar [1]. That seems more cognitively engaged than the routinous behavior described in the article. [1]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10802361/MH370-Malaysia-report-indicates-plane-flew-route-to-avoid-detection.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/108...