Malaysian 777 missing
03-16-2014, 09:57 AM
#431
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But apparently FAA, NTSB, and US Intel already reached the conclusion that the lateral track was not random meandering.
The Captain signed off after he turned the transponder off.
I think that shows the plane still under control of someone...........
Plane continued to 'ping' satellites for up to 6 hours after so called crash.
Some people are careful about differentiating between 'educated guesses', opinions, and FACTS.
Originally Posted by AZFlyer
What do you mean by 'signed off'? And is that 100% confirmed fact? Is there not any non-malicious reason why someone would do that?
The only thing we, the public, know for certain is that the airplane didn't arrive at its intended destination and that we don't know where it is now. There are no other hard 100% established facts known about this mystery.
The only thing we, the public, know for certain is that the airplane didn't arrive at its intended destination and that we don't know where it is now. There are no other hard 100% established facts known about this mystery.
Originally Posted by Dougdrvr
NO ONE knows that the transponder was turned off. This is why words matter so much in an accident investigation and why the NTSB is so diligent it how they word their press releases and statements. What we are seeing is an example of a wild west accident investigation, without the NTSB, and the media in charge. Impressive, isn't it?
Originally Posted by FDXLAG
Please highlight the post where someone has drawn a conclusion. I see lots of educated guesses, plenty of historical references, even some fairly good technical explanations; but no conclusions. Any post will do.
03-16-2014, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazster
I don't want to beat a dead horse re an intercept attempt, but if you think out of the box a bit, I believe it could have been ascertained whether or not the plane was being actively piloted. Why couldn't a fighter scare the crap out of someone flying the 777 just to make him move the stick a bit...you would know if it was on AP or not. I'm sure there would have been ways to know the condition of that aircraft.
03-16-2014, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazster
OK...educate me USMCFLYER...why is it inconceivable to attempt a maneuver on an intercept that would force a reaction by a pilot in command of the 777...even at night?
03-16-2014, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazster
OK...educate me USMCFLYER...why is it inconceivable to attempt a maneuver on an intercept that would force a reaction by a pilot in command of the 777...even at night?
03-16-2014, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
I don't understand what hypothetical world you're living in. Why is this relevant to the discussion?
03-16-2014, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazster
LOL...Obviously you can't answer the question.
03-16-2014, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
You're using a broad brush stroke in order to describe a very specific event. Yes, there are lots of Muslim terrorist groups. There are also Christian terrorist groups. Just because there are far less doesn't mean they are any less culpable BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE.
Since we are all making wild accusations, why hasn't anyone blamed the Somali pirates for this? Or Hezbollah? What about Bengal Tigers of India? My point is, just because Islamic terrorists have used airlines against the US in the past for destruction doesn't mean that should be the automatic assumption from now on.
Since we are all making wild accusations, why hasn't anyone blamed the Somali pirates for this? Or Hezbollah? What about Bengal Tigers of India? My point is, just because Islamic terrorists have used airlines against the US in the past for destruction doesn't mean that should be the automatic assumption from now on.
Nobody has made an assumption, they have made a guess based on available evidence, to deny the highest probability is to admit the death of your common sense.
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