This. FO is suspect number one. Only someone possessing the knowledge of how to make an aircraft go dark to the rest of the world could have pulled this off. I can't state this with certainty, but I don't think a hijacker/terrorist has made it past the cabin door since 9/11, and don't see it happening on this flight. If they did, I doubt they would know how to disable the ACARS, transponder, and anything else that could be used to track a 777. I don't suspect the captain, since he had been flying since 1981. Investigators need to start digging into the FO's background for signs of radicalism ASAP.

Where is that in reference to the last known position?

Not many people could turn off the plane's Transponder, ACARS and ADS without prior knowledge.

If one pilot leaves to go to the bathroom, it is hard to brake back in if the other pilot refuses entry with the new doors.

A 31 year old memory of an event is not nearly as reliable as I thought. We did drop sonobuoys and a device on day 2. Day one was a long involved event from launch off Rescue Alert out of Kadena and reached the AO and ran an electronic creeping line search. The area was a denial zone and each event was extremely provocative on both sides. Thanks to all for helping me clarify my recollection. We did not usually drop sonobouys, though we did carry them, and although searching for objects underwater was not a daily occurrence, we had the capability. The event was so sensitive and fluid, I doubt any of us will ever know the entire story.

FWIW an expert was on the tube explaining exactly this. Doesn't mean the receiving phone is actually ringing, just that it is "looking" for that phone.

Condolences to the family and loved ones of the 239 on board. A lot of wild speculations here. Maybe we should call off the witch hunt and wait until we have facts from credible sources.

Dead men tell no tales…let's not tar and feather any of the crew based on assumptions.

Agreed. What an insult to make accusations against the FO who may have died fighting to save this aircraft and all of it's passengers.

Especially those that were made up while wearing a tinfoil hat. I think many people here could benefit from understanding Occam's razor. What's more likely? A complex hijacking scheme in which a qualified airline pilot (with almost 3000 hours, gasp!) locked the Captain out of the cockpit, disabled every automatic reporting system on the aircraft in order to achieve some yet-to-be-determined objective or a catastrophic failure at a 3rd world airline with a likely spotty maintenance program?

this thread has really turned into the National Enquirer with some of the posts

I happened to look at the Spot Coverage Map today, and noticed that they are having "technical issues impacting connectivity and service levels" in exactly the area where the plane went missing.

Is this because of the massive search efforts? Or some other cause?
Anyone have more information?

Any 777 avionics techs out there know if the FMS is fed any wireless signals?