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Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 12:04
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,468,415
Posted By highflyer40

currents, wind, slight inaccuracies in the...

currents, wind, slight inaccuracies in the initial position report, very easy to be 50nm away after 3 days.

not to mention last position was when they were at 36000'. they could have gone in any...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 11:34
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,468,415
Posted By highflyer40

you don't just scrub the flight if the weather...

you don't just scrub the flight if the weather enroute is poor. you take extra fuel and plan for the worst and hope for the best.

this crew did take extra fuel I seem to recall?
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 11:04
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,468,415
Posted By highflyer40

jentho- I disagree. any survivable ditching...

jentho-

I disagree. any survivable ditching is going to require a fairly stable, fairly shallow glide to impact with the water, in which case one of the pilots would have been broadcasting a...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 10:14
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,468,415
Posted By highflyer40

nothing can be ruled out, BUT you can make a good...

nothing can be ruled out, BUT you can make a good assumption that it wasn't a ditching and therefore some may have got out, solely due to the fact that there was no further communication from the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 12:45
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,468,415
Posted By highflyer40

why would the searchers even mention the fact...

why would the searchers even mention the fact that the ELT is broadcasting, since they have already found the aircraft!?

in this day and age everyone thinks they are entitled to every minuscule...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2014, 15:15
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,468,415
Posted By highflyer40

in the Asian mindset might it be that they are...

in the Asian mindset might it be that they are apt not to declare an emergency to "save face" if they think they have a chance of recovering the situation?
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