Originally Posted by
Rockhound
ELAC,
Correct me if I misunderstand you, but it seems to me that you're implying the AF crew did deviate from track? Doesn't the evidence (comms from the crew, ACARS transmissions, location of wreckage and debris) indicate that AF447 stayed on track and flew into, or found itself in, a major storm cell?
Rockhound
We have no idea if AF447 stayed on track. All we have is their last position report at INTOL. That is their last known position.
Everything else is speculation.
Correction: The last known position would have been when they went out of radar coverage approximately 15 minutes past INTOL.