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03-08-2014 | 07:47 AM

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Chill, when you are 80 I am sure you will misapply some call of duty reference in a post.

In his defense, NoK is the DoD TLA for N. Korea.

03-08-2014 | 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by FlugzeugVW

Between 150 - 300ft. Not terribly deep but still not shallow either.

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Originally Posted by gdube94

So about as deep as the water where TWA 800 was lost. Should make debris recovery frustrating, yet possible I would think.

In the grand scheme of things, very shallow. Easily within reach of conventional surface-supplied divers using mixed gas.

Most of the worlds oceans are so deep that ROVs would be the only practical way to reach the bottom to do work.

Yes, TWA was in the same depth range, that allowed navy divers to recover most of the wreckage.

03-08-2014 | 07:59 AM

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Anyone know what the weather was on the route of flight?

03-08-2014 | 08:53 AM

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Anyone know what the weather was on the route of flight?

It was clear & smooth

03-08-2014 | 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeyMeatballs

It was clear & smooth

I don't really like where my gut leads me on this one...I'll wait to learn more.

03-08-2014 | 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jackie moon

This scares the crap out of me

it scares the crap out of me too. However, out in the middle of nowhere seems like an odd place for an act like that to happen. Usually evil people want that ******* on display for the world to see....

RIP,

03-08-2014 | 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by evamodel00

Usually evil people want that ******* on display for the world to see....

True. But the way things have been going lately, I think they'd take it any way they could get it. But I still don't think any of the obvious suspects have a motive to attack MA. I get the feeling this is going to be a Black Swan.

03-08-2014 | 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Grumble

Pilot suicide, electrical problems, fire, electrical fire, mechanical flight control failure, uncommanded full throw of a control surface, slow cabin press leak, etc etc etc. All things that have happened before.

You guys are speculating based on zero info.

Some people become deputy NTSB investigators after these incidents. I like to wait a bit for some facts before writing down permanently what I may be thinking.

03-08-2014 | 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

I get the feeling this is going to be a Black Swan.

More often than not in aviation accidents.

03-08-2014 | 10:36 AM

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Is this not a heavily trafficked route ? No one saw anything up there ? explosions etc ?

With no weather to speak of, and the (pure unconfirmed reports, but...) possible "lost radar contact" while at the FL's, I am not getting a warm fuzzy.