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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 09:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

"I suggested that the search should perhaps be...

"I suggested that the search should perhaps be along the 100E meridan, but at the time this was well east of where the search was being conducted. This latest news of the ping pickup at S25101E, if...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 09:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

"Why is the Captain theory so insisted on by many...

"Why is the Captain theory so insisted on by many here ? Are the crew the only ones who could fly the aircraft ? Not so in 9/11.
But. This is not organised Hijack so if a Hijack at all some. Lone...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 09:23
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Media Hype

"I'm not really sure that this is new news. Most of the possible flight paths I've seen have had MH370 jogging to the North for some weeks now. Maybe what they are intending to point out is that they...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 09:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Deliberate Stealth Route

"Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 flew north of Indonesia and around Indonesian airspace in its journey to the southern Indian Ocean, a senior Malaysian government source told CNN.
The conclusion was...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 14:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

That is exactly the point that I have been trying...

That is exactly the point that I have been trying to make. But it is true that there is now NO direct evidence that the aircraft flew North out of Malaysian Airspace over the Staits of Malacca, out...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 14:38
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

@Wiggy

Yes, fair point. I was simply assuming that at least SOME of the Malaysian information was correct, although that might be a stretch.

But I still do not believe there is any way that the aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 13:27
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Indonesia

No way in Hell. Jakarta would be nowhere near the flight path. Aceh is an incredibly sensitive area for Indonesia and there is no way that anything flew over or around Indonesian airspace in North...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 06:21
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Aceh is a highly sensitive area to the...

Aceh is a highly sensitive area to the Indonesians. And most folks in the Region are aware of that. There is no way that this aircraft passed through Indonesian airspace in or around North Sumatera...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 06:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Finding any debris will help the families find...

Finding any debris will help the families find closure. My heart goes out to them.

However, even if we find the Black Boxes, the CVR will reveal nothing and the DFDR will tell us more precisely...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 14:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

More BS

I fly through MLE frequently. It is a busy airport open 24/7. As indeed are all the other Indian/Sri Lankan airports suggested. Diego Garcia is a US/UK Military base which is a preferred location by...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 12:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

@onetrack

Beg pardon and stand corrected. But the question remains the same. Would that area be controlled from Australia or Diego Garcia?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 12:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

For which reason also, I find the "Tailgating"...

For which reason also, I find the "Tailgating" theory unpersuasive on balnce to get a silent 772 right over the sub-continent? The Southern route seems more plausible. If 1000 Km West of PER,...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 11:52
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

They can't (Easily) do that BUT the CVR only...

They can't (Easily) do that BUT the CVR only records 2 hours and the DFDR may simply tell us, roughly, what we already know.

So we may never get to the facts of what actually happened and why??
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 10:44
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

SQ068 was speculated as being a possible "Shadow"...

SQ068 was speculated as being a possible "Shadow" many pages ago. But nobody ever confirmed its actual flight path that evening. This was not an amateur job, whatever happened, so I wouldn't rule...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 09:35
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

SQ068 was discussed earlier as such a possibility...

SQ068 was discussed earlier as such a possibility but nobody was ever able to confirm its routing on the evening in question. This is clearly not an amateur operation and that might be quite likely....
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

With the "New" information in mind, I return to a...

With the "New" information in mind, I return to a post I made this time yesterday. An American General interviewed by Fox suggested that the aircraft was bound for Pakistan. Again, that was before...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 05:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Perhaps because it involved triangualtion with...

Perhaps because it involved triangualtion with "Other Satellites" which Government(s) don't necessarily want you to know about?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 14:10
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Because the Americans state this is what they...

Because the Americans state this is what they have? It might be triangulated from data collected by other Spook satellites so don't expect them to be too specific.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 12:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

There remains the possibility that data was...

There remains the possibility that data was triangulated using Spook sats. If so, they aren't going to divulge anything further. We will know whether there is anything to it within the next 24 hours...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 10:27
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

There are two separate issues which are being...

There are two separate issues which are being confused. That engine data continued to be transmitted has been denied by all, including now, apparently, RR.

The latest, and separate, issue relates...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 09:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

onetrack

They said that they also knew the flight path so that would narrow the initial search area down substantially, assuming it didn't make another U-turn just ahead of ditching.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 08:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Andamans

The Andamans themselves would not be five hours flying time from when the aircraft stopped transmitting.

Plus, if the Americans indeed DO have all the data they claim (GPS altitude etc.) then if...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 06:42
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Satcom Phones

In response to an earlier post, I flew in an MH 772 recently and can confirm that it was NOT fitted with a Satcom Phone system.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 13:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Moderators

At this point, I think it appropriate to send a vote of thanks to the moderators of this forum. It is so fast moving and contains so much repetition and rubbish, including some of my own, that it...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 11:22
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

One would assume that, BUT, even the Primary...

One would assume that, BUT, even the Primary Military radar is obviously, well, inconclusive. That's not the kind of air defence radar that most of us would like. Especially with high profile...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 11:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Perhaps, yes. The times are all LOCAL not UTC. So...

Perhaps, yes. The times are all LOCAL not UTC. So remember that Vietnam time is one hour BEHIND Malaysia time (Even though further East).
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 10:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Why would you say that? There is also an ELT...

Why would you say that? There is also an ELT which operates in water. It is a long narrow tube-like device designed to float with a weighted down end and a transmittor at top.

Also, there have...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 03:35
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

@humbleppl

I posted a similar matter earlier regarding the competence of Malaysian air defences but it was deleted. Enjoy it while you can:)

But yes, I agree that this shambolic performance is designed to...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 03:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Question for 772 Drivers

If the 777 has only a single wiring loom, how does it provide Redundnacy? Is the loom encased in carbon composite shields with "Sub-bundles" within??
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 14:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

Why?

So, as predicted (And challenged) way back in the thread, the Malaysians were indeed witholding information.

Don't we need to ask why, especially since it resulted in the waste of so many...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 08:21
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

I think they were using ALL Local times and, as...

I think they were using ALL Local times and, as you know, Vietnam in one hour BEHIND KUL. Zulu times would have been less confusing.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 07:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

@keypilot Actually not a fact. The...

@keypilot



Actually not a fact. The wreckage was spotted after TWO days but it took another 3 days to get vessels to the scene.



That very scenario was correctly identified on this very...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 03:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

@Hedge36

Agree completely but that was not the question I was responding to.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 03:42
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

"What "evidence" (or observation) is there that...

"What "evidence" (or observation) is there that the Malaysian Government is not being completely open with what they know? "


1. Lack of information regarding the basis for the turn back...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 03:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,151,306
Posted By philipat

@mountainbear

In such a scenario, firstly the communication with the home hub would have leaked and, secondly, in such an emergency situation with no other traffic around (4AM Local?) especially in what I believe...
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