Originally Posted by
Outsider
So, I have a question.
The media is reporting that "authorities" have specific times that the Xpndr and ACARS were "turned off".
How the hell do the "authorities" know this?
My understanding is; they were not in radar contact at the time and unless ACARS was in the middle of a transmission, I don't know how they could know these times so specifically.
Am I missing something here?
Also if ACARS is off, what system is pinging the satellites?
I'm old but I don't get this.
Graybeard
I think the "authorities" are full of crap, and looking for a scapegoat.
They have crappy radar coverage, crappy security at the airport, and Air Malaysia probably does crappy mx on their airplanes.
It's really easy to blame the dead pilots, rather than admit you allowed hijackers with knives/bombs on board, or you didn't do any MX on your airplanes.