Let me try this again...
Regardless of what made the aircraft change its course and profile...
The discrepancy between the transponder track and radar track could simply be the radar operator falling asleep or took an extended smoke break just as MH370 turned back. When questioned, he simply said that there were no abnormalities and the report went upwards. The truth only came out when the tapes were reviewed and now the top brass have to face the public for the delay of vital information. I do tend to offer a generous amount of professional courtesy to the top dogs but sometimes they are placed in positions that are caused by operators way below the food chain.
Let's hope that this new piece of information will lead to finding the aircraft.
Last edited by Stanley11; 11th Mar 2014 at 12:45.