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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:51
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Posted By mabuhay_2000

p.j.m.

That is not at all obvious, especially as the Malaysian PM specifically said that ACARS had been SWITCHED OFF.

So what packets of data are you referring to?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Telco

I kind of suspected that they can't triangulate, so they have only been able to narrow it down to two corridors.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

StormyKnight

Why is everybody assuming the comms was from ACARS?

I presume, that if it is switched off, it is off, i.e. no polling or handshaking with a ground station or satellite?

I also presume that...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Logic

If this a/c has been stolen, then certain things must be factored in.

First, whoever flew it away must have been working in concert with a ground team at the place they were heading for.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 06:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Wow.

This is a hell of a press conference.

The last CONFIRMED contact with satellite was at 8.11am local. That is 7.5 hours after take off, which would be at the extreme of suggested range, based on...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 05:48
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

CommanderCYYZ

To be fair, my interactions with the Malaysian police during my time in the RHKP were good. They were efficient and competent. Admittedly, that's going back a couple of decades now, but I see no...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 05:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

xgjunkie

I'll remind you.

They are saying they DON'T KNOW. They are not committing to ANY THEORY at present. Presumably because there are no FACTS to support any theory.

And, please, cite me any...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 04:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Heli-phile

Oh, and I forgot to mention the geo-political angle.

There are a number of countries with dogs in this race. As I know from experience, governments are ruthless. They will not care one jot for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 04:18
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Heli-phile

I don't agree with your sentiment.

I am not a pilot, but I am a VERY experienced investigator and AVSEC expert.

This is no longer about flying, per se. This is now an investigation to find the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 16:08
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

justanotherflyer

In my law enforcement experience, it would be very unusual to find any signs of duress, blackmail or threats at the victim's house.

Such threats are likely to have been verbal, rather than...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 14:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

FE Hoppy

Whilst I would search the homes of the two flight crew, it would be to eliminate, as things stand now.

Having dealt with thousands of criminals, bigtime and smalltime, my instinct on this is that...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 13:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

oyviv

As a retired senior detective and AVSEC specialist, I laugh when somebody says they can't spot too many, sleepers in the PAX manifest.

If it were as easy to catch hijackers by reading down the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 05:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

slats11

But human intervention is not the same thing as system failure.

From a security point of view, which is my field, preventing human intervention is whole different ballgame from making systems more...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 04:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

etrang

But the timeline for when that information, if it exists, was made available is not clear.

The fact that the aircraft may have been pinging periodically for up yo four hours is the flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 03:47
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

estranged

Calling Malaysians "muppets" is ridiculous. Particularly when you have no knowledge at all of what comms gave taken place between them and the US, or any other country for that matter.

And, thus...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 03:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

cockpitvisit

Whatever passport you used, the airline would still need to see a valid passport, either belonging to the final destination country or with a valid visa for said country.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 17:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Barrel_owl

If, and it's a big IF, the US is onto something in the Indian Ocean, then a whole lot of questions suddenly pop up, don't they?

Like how come RR and Boeing apparently have no data supporting the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 17:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Pinch of salt...

There have been so many leaks, which have then been dismissed by the Malaysians, that it's easy to start taking a pinch of salt with every new tidbit that pops up. Even so-called reliable media...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 07:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

andrasz

Again, speaking as a retired detective, I have to question the rationale that the cargo would be seized mid-air by taking the whole aircraft.

Having been involved in an investigation of a bullion...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 07:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Onetrack

By their very nature, accidents can happen at any time, even the most unlikeliest times.

I don't think there is anything like enough evidence, at the moment, to suggest this is a deliberate...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 04:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

gchriste

I'm sure it would be possible to calculate, from prevailing currents, how far the supposed wreckage could have drifted between the time the guy spotted what he thinks was a burning aircraft and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 03:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Australopithecus

I agree with your scepticism.

Of course, what we don't know is how the guy on the rig guestimated the 50-70km distance he gave, or what the guestimated altitude was.

Estimating distance and...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 17:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

GarageYears

Actually, I have no idea whether it's true or not.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 16:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

What????

I've been out for a few hours and only heard snippets of news, but it seems that the Malaysian side are tying themselves in knots.

We have the RMAF saying they did track a plane that would fit the...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 18:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Andrasz

Logically, I would have thought an identified target that sudden stopped squawking would be cause for concern, even if only because it would be highly unusual for a commercial airliner to do that and...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 18:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

CogSim

That's exactly my reading of it.

And what happens to high risk threats?

We all know the answer to that conundrum...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 18:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Questions?

I seem to have fallen foul of the mods with a comment that asked what seems a highly pertinent question: why would the MAF suit by idly and watch an unidentified blip traverse the spine of Malaysia...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 03:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Murexway

That thought has been nagging away at me, too.

We have only the airline's word that all the bags were removed. Where are the bags? What was done with them? Where are the no-shows now? Did they...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 03:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

mickjoebill

Excellent comment, with which I thoroughly agree.

There is no good reason, expense aside, why a universal biometric ID system cannot be introduced.

The focus of AVSEC is wrong, as it stands. I...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 02:54
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

MountainBear

Aviation doesn't exist a bubble. Many criminal activities can be carried out using commercial aircraft.

To suggest that all that matters is stopping aircraft from blowing up is very short-sighted....
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 18:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

@OBD

Thanks for the radar pointer.

There are a lot of historical tensions between countries in this region. Malaysia-Singapore, Thailand-Cambodia/Laos, Vietnam-China, Philippines-China,...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 18:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Passports and ICAO

The key word there is RECOMMENDATIONS.

Countries do not have to abide by them and many don't. The security features vary from several sophisticated features to hardly any!

And security...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 17:38
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Intercept!

Surely large, unidentified radar return, flying in controlled airspace, would prompt an interception to evaluate a potential threat? :confused:
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 17:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Exclamation The security issues from the AVSEC side

As I mentioned in my first comment, I feel well qualified to comment on the security issues, after my years spent as a detective inspector and, subsequently, an AVSEC specialist.

The furore...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 16:57
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By mabuhay_2000

Exclamation Common sense, logic!

I am not a professional pilot, so I will not be trying to add anything to that side of the thread, although I have read all the comments with interest.

I am a retired police detective inspector,...
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