Malaysia airlines plane may have crashed 239 people on board #9

[ElleElle]

I agree - at first I was a little suspicious about it, since didn't the 9/11 terrorists train in simulators? But from more reading, it seems like he just liked to share his love of flying with others. He also flew model planes - pretty obsessed with aircraft, as many/most pilots are!

BBM ~ I believe they took actual flight lessons.

 

[Nymeria]

To fly stealth under radar?

This Boeing 777 is a well built plane from what I have read and has broke records.

Which reminds me, where is Boeing? :waitasec:

*BBM*
I have to think there is not much they can do at this point, since no one has any idea if this plane is missing due to some kind of mechanical malfunction.
Perhaps they are involved and we just have not heard anything from that for that reason?

Weird side note, my uncle worked for Boeing in the 90's. He created some of the cockpit technology (something to do with LED) for the 777. Just another random tidbit in this crazy thread of random tidbits :crazy:

 

[Soulmagent]

26 nations searching for this plane.

I hope the pilot doesnt end up being made a suspect because it is easy to lead the world to believe that.

I already see it shifting towards that in CNN reports.

I hope if the pilot gets blamed there is real proof ,and I hope it will me more convincing them the photo staple leg share.

 

[Marg from Oz]

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Thanks for that. I was wondering about the aluminium foil. It sends sparks flying when accidently put in my microwave. So I think I'll give that a miss lol

 

[jmcgladr]

BBM ~ I believe they took actual flight lessons.

Most likely both. But then, so do most if not all pilots, it seems.

 

[ElleElle]

Are you asking where Boeing is located, or why aren't they commenting???

:floorlaugh: Why aren't they commenting.

I mean, don't they have a back-up of the hijacked computerized electronics, because just because the transponder was switched off, does not mean the electronics don't store any other information.

 

[Nore]

Because American's are the only ones who can be trusted. Duh! All foreigners are weird and shifty.

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I wouldn't be afraid to fly on a plane from Eng., Ire., Canada, Australia, France,..not at all.:seeya:

 

[ElleElle]

They've commented right on their website

Thanks Linda7NJ! :seeya:

 

[newone]

I am hoping onto hope that they are still alive and here is a snippet from a link that suggests FBI thinks It "may be possible'' too

"It comes as FBI investigators say the disappearance of MH370 may have been ‘an act of piracy’ and the possibility that hundreds of passengers are being held at an unknown location has not been ruled out.

If the plane was intact and had enough electrical power in reserve, it would be able to send out a radar 'ping'."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lk-security-final-time-off.html#ixzz2wHh5XgcH
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[lawstudent]

Is that for me?? I think you quoted my post by mistake.

Sorry about that!

 

[LinasK]

*BBM*
I have to think there is not much they can do at this point, since no one has any idea if this plane is missing due to some kind of mechanical malfunction.
Perhaps they are involved and we just have not heard anything from that for that reason?

Weird side note, my uncle worked for Boeing in the 90's. He created some of the cockpit technology (something to do with LED) for the 777. Just another random tidbit in this crazy thread of random tidbits :crazy:

And I went to Malaysia (I think Kuala Lumpur) by land. My father built a radar for the government of Singapore.

 

[MLO]

BBM ~ I would add:

Canada, Australia, England, (EU countries), Japan, Russia to this list also. :seeya:

Our security can be nerve wracking! One of my kids always seems to wear shoes that beep and its funny to watch them approach him and then make him go back through while eyeing him suspiciously. He's 8. My mother used to get selected for the explosives test Every.Single.Time. She finally asked why and it was because she had a beaded hand bag, like one from Bali.

 

[Linda7NJ]

Most likely both. But then, so do most if not all pilots, it seems.

Iirc one terrorist went to flight school, wasn't interested in learning how to land and blatantly said so.....HUGE RED FLAG that was ignored.

 

[deoneta]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight.html?hp

Malaysian authorities on Monday reversed themselves on the sequence of events they believe took place on the plane in the crucial minutes before ground controllers lost contact with it early on March 8. They said it was the plane’s first officer — the co-pilot — who was the last person in the cockpit to speak to ground control. And they withdrew their assertion that another automated system on the plane, the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or Acars, had already been disabled when the co-pilot spoke."

 

[MsFacetious]

The captain's friend says Zahiri bought the simulator several years ago.

"He had his flight simulator going, even when we were there.
He enjoyed showing the kids how to fly airplanes on the simulator," Nissen said.

http://www.kgw.com/home/Portland-man-defends-Malaysian-pilot--250707711.html

 

[MLO]

Thanks for that. I was wondering about the aluminium foil. It sends sparks flying when accidently put in my microwave. So I think I'll give that a miss lol

That makes it sound like you anticipate accidentally putting your head in the microwave. You shouldn't do that. It's dangerous, tin foil hat or no tin foil hat :scared:

 

[Linda7NJ]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight.html?hp

Malaysian authorities on Monday reversed themselves on the sequence of events they believe took place on the plane in the crucial minutes before ground controllers lost contact with it early on March 8. They said it was the plane’s first officer — the co-pilot — who was the last person in the cockpit to speak to ground control. And they withdrew their assertion that another automated system on the plane, the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or Acars, had already been disabled when the co-pilot spoke."

THUD!

I'm convinced they have a big wheel they spin like at carnivals....right before they have a presser.... They give the wheel a good spin and whatever it lands on, that's the latest!

 

[jmcgladr]

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I wouldn't be afraid to fly on a plane from Eng., Ire., Canada, Australia, France,..not at all.:seeya:

I would agree - I live in Canada, and we have pretty good airport security, as far as I can tell.

 

[aa9511]

Just some general thoughts:

As we see, the conversation regarding fl370 has for the last two (+) days been largely consumed with discussion of the pilots and their possible involvement.

Malaysia has given very little new information, and keep reiterating that they are looking into the crew.

The major news channels have run with that and are also discussing the pilots.

IMO, this is all by design.

Designed to divert the public's attention, while in the meantime, they have IMO narrowed passengers to suspect ones, and all intelligence agencies busy trying to see who they are and who is behind this and what they did and how they did it. And most importantly, where the plane is and what they did with it.

I don't think they really suspect the pilots at all, I think they would have already done enough research on their movements in last few days and months, to either rule them out or know with great confidence that it was one of them.

JMO.

 

[lawstudent]

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I wouldn't be afraid to fly on a plane from Eng., Ire., Canada, Australia, France,..not at all.:seeya:

In terms of maintenance and pilot training, I agree those countries are probably very safe. I don't know if I trust their security as well. But I also don't think U.S. levels of security are always that needed - the fact is, passengers would react so differently post 9/11 that you would need a fairly advanced way of incapacitating them. Box cutters wouldn't be very effective, although could still obviously hurt someone.

For me, the problem is much more fear of mechanical failure. I know the U.S. does a really good job checking its planes and making sure procedures are complied with. Nothing is perfect, of course, but the airlines don't want the liability. When a plane hasn't departed from the U.S., I still get concerned that something may have been missed in the maintenance department. I would also want to know how careful they are about letting flights depart in dangerous weather conditions etc. It's a pain to have a flight canceled, but the financial motive of airlines makes me wary. Of course they want their planes to fly as often as possible with as few breaks and expenses as possible - that's only natural. But sometimes even minor deviations from procedure to get a plane on the ground can be catastrophic, like those cases where the screws didn't get put back in or where there was tape left on the pressure sensor....


ETA: Someone I know who has been to Israel claims Israel maintains security just by asking questions to try and discern who you are, and avoids the "invasive" tactics of the U.S. in terms of physical screenings and limitations on what you can bring on board. I know Israel is good about security, but how does it differ from the U.S.? While I know there is a lot of value in sizing a person up, I find it hard to believe they'd be able to pinpoint every single sinister person by chatting.