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Before 1:07 a.m.: Route change believed programmed into computer Investigators believe a change in flight plan was programmed into the plane's guidance system -- though not yet executed -- by this time, a senior U.S. official who was briefed on the investigation told CNN. This belief is based on data that was transmitted 12 minutes before the pilots' last voice communication, the official said. <SNIP>
" Route change believed programmed into computer "
This is just a guess and not fact, right? If we don't put emphasis on this point it easily changes what we think happened, doesn't it?
Same for the part about ascending to 45K feet, then descending to 25K (or whatever it was). This seems to have been rumor, not fact. After all, the transponder wasn't working properly, or was turned off, so how could it have relayed this data when they don't even know if the plane went north or south?
But I don't know if that is necessarily true due to the waypoints. According to what I have read, that is a standard way to plot an alternative course by the pilot.
I have been giving this a lot of thought about the set course and the waypoints. I am not so sure the pilot didn't add this particular autopilot course as one he came up with on his own as a contingency plan in case of a hijacking or dire situation such as a hypoxia event especially if it did take the plane out and over the open ocean until it ran out of fuel.
Can they check other planes he was responsible for flying to compare what he could have set up on those?
Oh thank you. This is what I was trying to ask last night. Not good at getting the words together properly.
Seems something could have been going wrong with the system. Not anyone programming in, or turning off things. Could have been a short or any other number of things.
I doubt we will ever know about the directions being put in and transponder being turned off, even if the parts are found.
I know it was mentioned that pressure could cause these batteries to explode, but obviously passengers have all sorts of laptops both in the cabin and in the cargo. Are the batteries being talked about here more dangerous, or is this about a remote possibility like an electrical or engine fire?
Someone posted a link to this article last night (or early this am)-
KUALA LUMPUR: The consortium of insurers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 led by Allianz are bracing themselves for a huge payout in respect of insurance claims connected to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from KL to Beijing which has been missing since March 8.
Read more at: http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/mh370-insurers-of-flight-mh370-brace-for-payout-32108?cp
Has anyone floated the theory that this was just done plain and simple for the money?
By that I mean one person, in dire straits, decided to take this plane out (disregarding all other lives on board) just to give his/her family a pretty large sum of money?
I know that sounds crazy, but to a very poor family in a 3rd world (or close to it) country, a payout for a disaster like this is life changing, possibly for generations.
ETA-There were 154 Chinese passengers on board the missing flight and most of the Chinese passengers on the plane had purchased accident or life insurance policies, according to major Chinese insurers.
Taking down an entire plane for insurance money has been done before...
United Airlines Flight 629
United Airlines Flight 629 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Justice Story: Son plants bomb in moms suitcase, killing her and 43 others during flight
Jack Graham hated his mother, Daisie King, but was set to inherit a large part of her $150,000 estate upon her demise. Graham became proactive, planting the bomb in her baggage as she flew from Colorado to Oregon. But Graham got caught, meeting his own end in a gas chamber.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/jus...mom-luggage-kills-44-flight-article-1.1335372
Why are there two possible flight paths? I understand they are pings from an aircraft received by a satellite. The reality is the airplane can only go ONE way! It either went north or went south, but not both routes! Can the brains that know it all not disclose this one simple answer? :banghead:
"…Route change believed programmed into computer…"
This is just a guess and not fact, right? If we don't put emphasis on this point it easily changes what we think happened, doesn't it?
Same for the part about ascending to 45K feet, then descending to 25K (or whatever it was). This seems to have been rumor, not fact. After all, the transponder wasn't working properly, or was turned off, so how could it have relayed this data when they don't even know if the plane went north or south?
:loveyou: Great timeline.
Which to me, points to the co-pilot somehow, based on the very beginnings.
Since he said the last words: "Alright, goodnight" after the flight path was manually changed.
" Route change believed programmed into computer "
This is just a guess and not fact, right? If we don't put emphasis on this point it easily changes what we think happened, doesn't it?
Same for the part about ascending to 45K feet, then descending to 25K (or whatever it was). This seems to have been rumor, not fact. After all, the transponder wasn't working properly, or was turned off, so how could it have relayed this data when they don't even know if the plane went north or south?