Originally Posted by
slats11
I would submit it is logical - albeit logic serving an outcome we find deeply disturbing and incomprehensible.
If it wasn't for the satellite pings (a detail perhaps not known about or somehow overlooked), we likely would have no idea what happened. But strip away the satellite stuff, and everything else fits with a desire to disappear without trace.
Let me clarify my point.
The "original" southern track scenario, with the crash in the roaring 40's, was weird but at least could make some sense in the way you describe: as a disappearance without a trace in the middle of nowhere.
But this new track does not even "work" as a disappearance. It leads in a definite direction: towards Perth airport. If MH370 continued on this track and had enough fuel, in another 1.5 hours it would end up in Perth.
Here's the route via M641, extended to logical conclusion:
SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts