Two years ago ...
Hi,
Since we seem to going in circles .. why not leave the circle and take a tangent that takes us back two years ago when the first research to refresh our memories and try to understand why these two years have passed before we could go round in circles around preliminary BEA reports.
Of the beginning and certainly after the publication of ACARS and expert commentary it soon became apparent that the AF447 had not made a gliding flight but instead of ... the fall had to be fast or because of a stall or a result of a spin entry
Whether one or both of these reasons .. obviously has the time it was known that the fall was rapid (nearly vertical)
Early research in the area near last known position (with inadequate equipment .. and we knew it) did not yield results.
The experts knows that this first search was not correct (inadequate gear)
Instead of repeating the research in this area (with the good gear) .. and despite all this knowledge and despite some warnings of external analysis it was decided to do (with the right equipment this time) for further research in areas where it was impossible (practically) that the aircraft go ( 100 km from the last pos)
After the discovery of the black boxes the BEA give some explanations for the failure of the first search.
In fact the BEA explanations shown some things .. the complete failure of the BEA to conduct professionally a search for a disappeared plane (for this particular plane at least) .. or more things for imaginative people
And BEA can't argue that they don't know that pingers can fail .. they can fail
And anyways .. the first research gear used was not good even if the pingers were active at this time.
The BEA duty is to improve safety ... and in the most quickest time possible
By the BEA failure in researches a precious time was lost for publish new recommendations
The BEA explanations are not satisfactory .. and as many other subjects related AF447 .. they will be scrutinized accurately in a other room than a press meeting venue or a forum
We can now return in our AF447 hamsterwheel