Originally Posted by Nigel
Bear in mind these things do not directly save any lives, and assuming they find the Air Asia DFDR / CVR soon, just save some search effort.
That is one of the more ridiculous statements I have read on this thread but typical of a naysayer. Here we are, almost half way through the ping life, and there is no clue where these things are. They didn't even find some of the big bits until a couple of days ago. This jet pranged in a populous part of the world in 100ft of water, but because of the archaic gear on board (as with every other modern aircraft), the event is still a mystery. This is beyond a joke.