malaysian mystery

[bigrun]

GPS May Be No Help in Finding Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

No one yet knows what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Hamilton said it’s possible the pilot or someone else turned off the transponder, or that the plane was destroyed in a sudden, violent event that also knocked out the tracking system.

There are also secondary radar systems, but Hamilton said those have some dead zones, particularly over large bodies of water.

William McCabe, president of the aviation safety consultancy The McCabe Group, said it’s very rare in the modern era for air traffic controllers and others not to know exactly where an aircraft is at all times, because of the overlapping technologies and procedures designed to make flying safe.

http://www.nbcnews.com/#/storyline/m...nes-jet-n49181

[OldDog]

It seems that the news about the missing airliner is in a constant state of flux. Here are the thoughts of one pilot/author about a possible scenario
http://marklberry.com/2014/03/16/hig...t-mh370-found/

[Arletta]

Here what I think may have happened..

http://mh370shadow.com/post/79838944...ing-sia68-sq68


also a flight forum to read other pilots thoughts about it all is pretty interesting.

http://forum.flightradar24.com/threa...t-MH370/page71

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by OldDog

It seems that the news about the missing airliner is in a constant state of flux. Here are the thoughts of one pilot/author about a possible scenario
http://marklberry.com/2014/03/16/hig...t-mh370-found/

Been the lead story every nite on eve news...Latest seems to zero in on the pilot or co-pilot as the culprit on suicide mission..Hope the searchers find something to help solve the mystery..

[rpncaine]

Another plausible pilot theory

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03...ectrical-fire/

[jms62]

Originally Posted by rpncaine

Another plausible pilot theory

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03...ectrical-fire/

Sounds plausible to me but not as entertaining read as OldDogs.

[bigrun]

Why Didn't the MH370 Passengers Call Anyone?


http://news.msn.com/world/why-didnt-...rs-call-anyone

[Danzig]

well, if they had no reason to worry, they wouldn't call.
if they were dead, they couldn't call.
if you're in the middle of the indian ocean, there's no towers.

i asked on slate, is it possible this plane had a similar occurrence as what happened to golfer payne stewart?

i know everyone enjoys a good conspiracy theory...but just like when a car breaks down, you start with the simplest, easiest fixes first.

so, imaginations go wild-and it may well be that the thing suffered a catastrophic failure.

but no one will know anything until/if it's found.