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Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2015, 03:04
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

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Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2015, 03:10
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

I disagree. They were not overly concerned with...

I disagree. They were not overly concerned with TRW's as they had requested and were given a deviation around them. The weather was not a major obstacle as many other aircraft had passed through the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2015, 17:30
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

I am guessing it is much more than that. This...

I am guessing it is much more than that. This can't be the first time an A320 has inadvertently entered a thunderstorm.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2015, 12:20
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

He had been cleared to FL340 but there was never...

He had been cleared to FL340 but there was never a response to that clearance. That tells me they never heard it. It also tells me they did not respond because they were already too busy dealing...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2015, 16:41
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

I think you are wasting your time trying to...

I think you are wasting your time trying to interpret some else's interpretation of what they imagined the flight path to look like based on some radar plots.

None of that can tell you the actual...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2015, 19:17
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

You don't need to be a lawyer to figure out there...

You don't need to be a lawyer to figure out there is no requirement to wear a headset at anytime.

CVR's record all conversations with or without headsets.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 19:54
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

A course deviation (including up to a 180) should...

A course deviation (including up to a 180) should have been enough. At this point it does appear that they made some bad decisions and encountered severe weather.

I still don't believe the...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 17:34
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

I can't imagine a scenario where an airline pilot...

I can't imagine a scenario where an airline pilot would attempt to climb to avoid a threatening Thunder Storm. I have requested a climb near thunderstorms many, many times, but it is for for...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2015, 21:40
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

I agree that is is probably easier to ditch a...

I agree that is is probably easier to ditch a piston airliner, but.....

Modern jetliners should have better glide ratios than old piston airliners.

Just ask Captain Bob Pearson of the "Gimli...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2015, 06:02
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Do you mean this photo? (cropped) Sorry, I...

Do you mean this photo? (cropped)

Sorry, I don't find it interesting at all considering the condition of the wreckage.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 17:00
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Has this been posted before? Video that shows a...

Has this been posted before? Video that shows a rear door on the tail: BBC News - Navy releases new underwater footage of AirAsia plane (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30758958)
...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 16:59
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Any fuselage "overpressure" would be caused by...

Any fuselage "overpressure" would be caused by the force of water entering the cabin, and nothing to do with air pressure. Air easily compresses, water does not.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 12:58
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

The leaked photo of the radar screen does not...

The leaked photo of the radar screen does not have a time stamp so we can only guess what the time was as they were observed climbing through FL363. (out of control without an ATC clearance) Somebody...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 12:11
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/photo...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/photo%20stuff/Photo15/tail_800.jpg~original
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 12:03
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

This timeline has some additional important info....

This timeline has some additional important info. Still missing is what time the aircraft was observed to be climbing through FL363 out of control without an ATC clearance.


06:12

- QZ8501...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2015, 21:02
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

They haven't found the "main wreckage" yet. Just...

They haven't found the "main wreckage" yet. Just bodies and debris downstream in the current. I bet the tail they just found is not far from the last known radar position and the "main wreckage" will...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2015, 12:18
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Here is another link to a larger sized photo: ...

Here is another link to a larger sized photo: http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2015_02/837121/150107-airasia-wreckage-mn-1256_c098414962b3459de048777106c6972c.JPG
...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2015, 14:41
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

No, we can't assume that. 1) The aircraft...

No, we can't assume that.

1) The aircraft was not cleared to climb.

2) Even if the aircraft was cleared to climb, jet aircraft maintain their cruise speed while in the climb. (at least the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2015, 11:41
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

No one has seen radar screenshots of the descent...

No one has seen radar screenshots of the descent but it has been reported by AirNav Indonesia.



06:12

- QZ8501 requests left deviation from airway. Deviation approved.
- Pilot then...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2015, 11:34
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Fact..... ...

Fact.....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/photo%20stuff/Photo15/indonesia_asia_a320_pk-axc_java_sea_141228_1.jpg~original
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2015, 15:43
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

The other traffic in the area probably just did a...

The other traffic in the area probably just did a better job deviating around the weather.


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/photo%20stuff/Photo15/airasia-area-altitudes-graphic.jpg
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2015, 13:10
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

I bet they were already climbing before the FL340...

I bet they were already climbing before the FL340 clearance was issued. The fact that ATC never got a response tells me QZ8501 never heard the clearance and they were already out of control.

What...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 00:40
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

From what I have been reading, they were...

From what I have been reading, they were initially maintaining 470 knots at FL320 and requested a course deviation and climb to FL380. They never responded to the clearance to climb to FL340 and they...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2014, 14:16
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Also, FL360 may not have been available to due...

Also, FL360 may not have been available to due crossing traffic ahead.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2014, 13:22
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,471,814
Posted By Lost in Saigon

Climbing 38,000' doesn't necessarily mean they...

Climbing 38,000' doesn't necessarily mean they wanted to fly above the storm. I can think of lots of reasons for the climb:

1) turbulence at lower levels
2) more fuel efficient altitude
3)...
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