The last words of Flight QZ8501's pilot

The last words of Flight QZ8501's pilot have been revealed. Captain Iriyanto is said to have asked Indonesian state navigation operator AirNav for permission to turn left to avoid a storm. His request was granted and the jet turned left seven miles. According to AirNav standards and safety director Wisnu Darjono, the captain then asked if he could climb, saying: "Request to higher level." The air traffic controller responded: "Intended to what level?", to which Iriyanto said he wanted to go to 38,000 feet. It was the last AirNav heard from the pilot. The revelation came as the search for missing Flight QZ8501 entered its third day. Ships and aircraft from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia are scouring the Java Sea for any trace of the AirAsia plane, which disappeared on Saturday with 162 people on board. The Airbus 320-200 had been flying from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore when it vanished. Weather conditions were poor in the Java Sea when the aircraft disappeared. The man leading the search for Flight QZ8501 has said it is likely "at the bottom of the sea".