Malaysian Airlines MH370 contact lost

[rigbyrigz]

- 1:07 - ACARS last transmission (thru VHF) which apparently includes notation of a WP change having been entered into system since last scheduled report at 12:37
- 1:11 - INMARSAT ping would have been received, as apparently Boeing's AHM report attempted to automatically transmit (thru Satellite?)
- 1:19 - 'Alright, Good Night' at handover (supposedly by co-pilot)
- 1:22 - Transponder goes off

Above (DS) for reference:
Erin Burnett on CNN just said twice in last 5 minutes that "we know now the left turn was programmed into the FMS "at least" 12 minutes before Good Night"
First I have heard something so "definite" - although coming from the appropriate Malaysian official at a news conference he can be questioned would be immensely better.

But (Erin's statement) obviously suggests that this "pre-programmed turn" was shown as some sort of data link report on the 1:07 ACARS transmission. (and so happened before 1:07, with obvious conclusions).

It would be great to have better sourcing, but Mike Schmidt, NY Times reporter interviewed an hour ago, suggested something very similar to Erin, from "his sources".

OTOH CNN then went to demonstrate this on their in-studio T7 FSim. The under-dressed pilot entered the course change and the AC started to turn, ie; Look how ez folks! Of course, it's moot, as the pre-programmed turn pre-1:07 "happened" at 1:22 or after. Let's see him program that in 2 keystrokes!

Note: On DS timeline, showing ACARS last transmission at 1:07, stopped some time before 1:37. Well, wouldn't the 1:22 transponder-off be sent to ground at 1:22 if ACARS was not disabled? If yes, then we can say ACARS was OFF at 1:22. ( 1:07 <-> 1:22)

P.S. Apologies to BARREL. The 40 degree turn from FR24, no longer discussed much but an obvious fly in the ointment, I can't stomach bringing up right now; esp. when FR24 has some accuracy issues.