Go Back  Airline Pilot Central Forums > Pilot Lounge > Safety
Malaysian 777 missing >

Malaysian 777 missing

Notices
Safety Accidents, suggestions on improving safety, etc

Malaysian 777 missing

Old 04-09-2014, 02:47 PM
  #1011  
Banned
 
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 248
Default

I watched the CNN coverage. By week three, things were getting weird:

"This is CNN BREAKING NEWS"
"We interrupt our programming about the search for Flight 370 with this information just in to CNN tonight...."
"As of tonight, which is 12 hours ahead of us in the Eastern Time Zone in Australia.....Satellite photos show.....possibly SOMETHING in the water!!"
"Low flying aircraft, and ships at sea have seen..... Nothing".
"No wreckage has been found and NOBODY has any information".

"We now return to our two-hour special:
"MALAYSIA AIRLINES Flight 370: Is it using WARP DRIVE to fly to the Planet Vulcan? And If so, where did they get it?"

They had their same "experts" saying mostly the same things over-and-over for WEEKS on end! NONE of the "things" seen in satellite photos turned out to be ANYTHING, but that didn't stop them from TALKING about it. Seriously!

CNN needs to stop this insanity until someone actually picks a piece of 777 wreckage, or something from Malaysia Airlines out of the ocean.

The 24 hour news cycle has spawned whole new tribes of experts and analysts to bloviate ad nauseum about every kitten stuck in a tree in Outer Moosebutt, Minnesota. Heck, I'm even giving up on the Weather Channel. I used to watch it in the morning before heading out. Now they have some wanker called Sam Champion giving me updates on global warming and cat fashion.

Going back to the Drudge Report and my barometer. Keep your TV news.
Sum Ting Wong is offline  
Old 04-10-2014, 07:53 AM
  #1012  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 281
Default

Well the aircraft records review could have been almost completed by now, save verifying part and serial numbers when the wreckage is recovered. However, I think the odds of getting any unfavorable info that may be uncovered out of the airline or Malaysian government is very slim.
F4E Mx is offline  
Old 04-10-2014, 08:28 AM
  #1013  
Gets Weekends Off
 
CRM114's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Apr 2012
Posts: 639
Default

Don't you guys think it was weird that the Nazis were producing musicals as late as 1944?

CRM114 is offline  
Old 04-10-2014, 12:43 PM
  #1014  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Posts: 222
Default

"Breaking News" from CNN. A "New Development". The "pilot" (the FO is not a pilot, of course) acknowledged the last hand off. Who would have thought? Can you believe it?
sgrd0q is offline  
Old 04-10-2014, 02:05 PM
  #1015  
Gets Weekends Off
 
savall's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: French American
Posts: 417
Default

Originally Posted by Sum Ting Wong View Post
Now they have some wanker called Sam Champion giving me updates on global warming and cat fashion.
I don't know why, but I really dislike Sam Champion. He's actually a pretty nice guy as I've met him on a few occasions and he goes to the same gym as my friend, but I just don't like him a lot. Maybe it has something to do with him looking like a douchebag.
savall is offline  
Old 04-10-2014, 05:07 PM
  #1016  
With The Resistance
 
jungle's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Burning the Agitprop of the Apparat
Posts: 6,191
Default

Originally Posted by CRM114 View Post
Don't you guys think it was weird that the Nazis were producing musicals as late as 1944?


The ultimate end to all governments everywhere.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmYIo7bcUw
jungle is offline  
Old 04-10-2014, 09:23 PM
  #1017  
On Reserve
 
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 21
Default

Originally Posted by savall View Post
I've been ignoring this thread and the news... Anything new worth mentioning ?
(If you're ignoring it, what are you doing posting in it?)
jrishaw is offline  
Old 04-11-2014, 05:02 PM
  #1018  
On Reserve
 
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 10
Default

I hope some of the patient experts will indulge new questions since it is looking as though they may have at least identified the right area to find the plane. First - who owns the "Black Box"? Or does it matter? Will whoever has the ability to recover it get to examine it? It seems like Australia is still in the lead - is that because it is in their waters? Does that mean they get first dibs? I hope that Australia or the U.S. gets to examine it first because I have the most confidence that they will release accurate details eventually. And what about the aircraft itself? Does it go where the box goes? Also, I know you all aren't required to be experts on deep water recovery, but I would still like to ask this: Isn't it going to take MONTHS to recover a plane from even the shallowest depth of where they are looking? Where is a good place to read about the Air France recovery for comparison? Am I right in surmising that only a handful of countries in the world have the ability to do such recoveries? And finally, a purely subjective question that is based on the few English news accounts I can find from China. Can anyone shed light on why the Chinese appear to be so reluctant to believe their citizens are dead and why they appear to not believe what anyone says? Yes, I know I'm showing my ignorance here, but I have never been there and don't know anyone from there. Obviously, your opinion is going to be a lot more valid than anyone I know to ask. I'm trying to understand if it is just a result of living in such a closed, controlled culture where you're fed a bull**** diet on a daily basis. It's interesting to read their reactions to all of this. Thanks in advance.

Last edited by mournlight; 04-11-2014 at 05:04 PM. Reason: add paragraph breaks
mournlight is offline  
Old 04-11-2014, 06:43 PM
  #1019  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Twin Wasp's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Oct 2007
Position: Sr. VP of button pushing
Posts: 2,726
Default

It will be controlled by who ever is in charge of the accident investigation. Since it appears the plane crashed in international waters it would normally be the State of the operator. However in this case it seems the Malaysians have handed off the grunt work to the Australians. It will be interesting to see if and when stuff is found if the Malaysians try to take control or just contract the whole thing out to Australia. Normally they would not have had any standing in this flight. It wasn't going to or from there, it's not their airline or airplane and it wasn't made there.
Twin Wasp is offline  
Old 04-11-2014, 07:01 PM
  #1020  
Gets Weekends Off
 
savall's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: French American
Posts: 417
Default

Originally Posted by jrishaw View Post
(If you're ignoring it, what are you doing posting in it?)
Perhaps you haven't been around, but I've contributed quite a bit to this thread, but I got tired of seeing the same things posted by new members and took a break. Hope that answer is satisfactory.


Mournlight- As far as deep water recovery, I'm no expert, but I assume they won't be pulling many pieces up unless the black box indicates something especially interesting that needs examination of the airframe itself. I could be very wrong of course, but that area is up to 20,000 feet deep at some points. I imagine it would take many many months to bring up as many pieces as they could if that is the avenue they choose.
savall is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Roll Inverted and Pull
Major
8
03-04-2008 06:36 PM
boost
Cargo
1
02-01-2008 03:38 PM
Dog Breath
Hangar Talk
8
09-13-2007 08:48 AM
madfoxjay
Part 135
8
09-06-2007 08:25 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Your Privacy Choices