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Old 03-10-2014, 12:14 PM
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For those who fly the C-172s as flight instructors to build hours, to those who fly a regional jet at minimal wages, to those that aspire to fly a big jet internationally, this is the real world that you will enter and the responsibilites you will undertake.
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Originally Posted by CBreezy View Post
I'm not a truther. I just happened to have a security clearance with a need to know when I was an Air Force officer.

Also, most strategic weapons are smaller than regional jets. How big of a signature do you think they look for?
I meant the size of the explosion, not the weapon itself. Either way, I don't know much about it and was making a guess. I have zero familiarity with military ops aside from two guys I drink with and an uncle.
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:18 PM
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I'm not saying it wasn't brought down by nefarious forces just that it didn't go the way of TWA 800 or anything similar.
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy View Post
I'm not saying it wasn't brought down by nefarious forces just that it didn't go the way of TWA 800 or anything similar.
Fair enough. I'm inclined to agree at this point.
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:28 PM
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For those who fly the C-172s as flight instructors to build hours, to those who fly a regional jet at minimal wages, to those that aspire to fly a big jet internationally, this is the real world that you will enter and the responsibilites you will undertake.
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
Iran is the last group that would do something like this to China. China and (and Russia) have always been somewhat reluctant to apply sanctions against Iran...they have dragged down the west's efforts to contain the Iranian nuclear program. Iran wouldn't bite that hand...I can't even think of why they would want to.
Not to mention Malaysia is an Islamic country.
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy View Post
I'm not saying it wasn't brought down by nefarious forces just that it didn't go the way of TWA 800 or anything similar.
if it fell apart up high, there would be a large debris field, like TWA, comet or Lockerbie...
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Old 03-10-2014, 01:02 PM
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if it fell apart up high, there would be a large debris field, like TWA, comet or Lockerbie...
That's what is most odd about it, it's almost like they had a complete electrical blackout, and then may have flown several hundred miles blind to a crash site.
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Old 03-10-2014, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by web500sjc View Post
if it fell apart up high, there would be a large debris field, like TWA, comet or Lockerbie...
That was my thoughts as well. In regards to the other post though, what're the chances of a complete electrical blackout and flying totally blind ?! That seems REALLY far fetched.
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Old 03-10-2014, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by FDXLAG View Post
Not to mention Malaysia is an Islamic country.
IF there was ill intend there may be some doubt as to whether the holders of the stolen passports even knew that it was a codeshare before they actually checked in (or maybe even before they boarded).
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