Speaking as a dumb pax, I’ve been appalled/astonished to learn from all this that comms/tracking systems can be simply ‘switched off’. So if the mod’s will permit:
1. Under what circumstances (terrorism aside) would these systems be switched off by crew?
2. Putting aside the who/why of the MH370disappearance, what do you pilots want or anticipate will happen with these systems in the future? Will they or should they be configured so that they can never be turned off?
From my angle, I’d feel a wee bit safer if I thought that my flight was always broadcasting its location.