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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2014, 01:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Acoustic Doppler Shift

The reason the pinger detectors are looking for signals over an extended range of frequencies is because the speed of sound in water varies due to pressure changes with depth as well as salinity...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2014, 08:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Ocean swells in the Indian ocean well off the WA...

Ocean swells in the Indian ocean well off the WA coast are usually long period, tending towards 30 second peak-peak - perhaps 25 second typical.

They are usually generated by deep polar lows and...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2014, 09:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

To simplify it even further. Light travels...

To simplify it even further. Light travels roughly one foot per nanosecond.

One microsecond is 1000 nanoseconds.

One microsecond is ~ 1000 feet not 6,561,679 feet 9 31⁄64 inches (2000 km)
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2014, 10:22
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

On the surface it seems reasonable - somewhat...

On the surface it seems reasonable - somewhat like that decades ago fad for keyrings you could whistle up and have them beep back at you

Practically it would need quite a bit of power for a decent...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2014, 07:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Re: New Search Area - Map

That don't make no sense!

The new track (400 kts) is closer to Western Australia - as announced

The higher speed tracks terminate in the initial search area according to the map.

The new...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2014, 11:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

There is no ice within a 1000 km of the search...

There is no ice within a 1000 km of the search area. At least not ice fragments.

The furthest north Ice I know of was a fairly recent solitary iceberg off the coast of New Zealand in an extremely...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 12:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

I work for the bad guys' defence teams. Drug...

I work for the bad guys' defence teams. Drug dealers, paedophiles etc. If I see a deletion tool in use I know they are up to no good.

I'm definitely no cop nor have I ever been. I just know what's...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 11:46
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Google Earth and Google Maps do the same thing....

Google Earth and Google Maps do the same thing. Its a geospatial convention.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 09:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Search Area Weather Prediction

Although they are just on the edge of the search zone these model predictions give some idea of probable weather changes affecting the search area.

Click on each image for better resolution.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 09:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

It's not so much the swell that's a problem for...

It's not so much the swell that's a problem for searching but the sea and rain.

Swell in that area is usually generated by sub-polar lows or tropical cyclones to the North. It travels thousands of...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2014, 23:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

While factually true, it's not relevant to what...

While factually true, it's not relevant to what will have been discovered by now.

In my day-job I'm a cyber-forensic analyst. The very first thing I'd do on that drive is a run a timeliner - a...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2014, 02:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

@titania 80% of the air we breathe is...

@titania



80% of the air we breathe is Nitrogen. It's only poisonous at great pressure such as deep-sea diving.

At sea-level pressure or lower it can only harm by displacing normal air...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 06:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

No they weren't. Read the fine print. Only the...

No they weren't. Read the fine print. Only the final ping was published. The others are interpolations by the BBC based on a high probability track.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 03:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

FLASH: Possible breakthrough

Missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370: PM Tony Abbott says satellite images could be wreckage of crashed plane...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 23:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Actually the last signals were after sunrise in...

Actually the last signals were after sunrise in the Andamans.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 20:54
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

See Listen to Live ATC (Air Traffic Control)...

See Listen to Live ATC (Air Traffic Control) Communications | LiveATC.net (http://www.liveatc.net/)

Listen to the archives from WMKK for 16:30 UTC 7 March onwards. Takeoff was at 16:41 UTC
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 08:23
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

I tuned into WMKK ATC this morning (mid morning...

I tuned into WMKK ATC this morning (mid morning Malaysia time) and the very first thing I heard was 'Roger that"
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 00:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

No it's not. Chip components are a tiny fraction...

No it's not. Chip components are a tiny fraction of the built device price - perhaps 1%. The vast majority is profit and to a lesser extent insurance. This is followed by certification costs, QA...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 13:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

The identifying code has to be changeable. Every...

The identifying code has to be changeable. Every time there is a maintenance swap-out of equipment the code has to be reprogrammed in the new equipment.

The only question is whether it requires...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 11:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

It can track as accurately as the resolution of...

It can track as accurately as the resolution of the ADS-B location inputs. All the laptop does is listen to the ADS-B broadcasts and display the location, elevation, and call-sign data sent in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 11:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

A laptop with a $20 USB radio receiver can pick...

A laptop with a $20 USB radio receiver can pick up and display ADS-B data no problems. No need to turn on any active systems.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 04:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Change Transponder ID - 777 Avionics Tech question

O.K. Serious question for 777 Avionics Techs.

Is it possible to alter the ICAO unique airframe code in the transponder using pilot available menus; or engineering menus using pilot accessible...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 04:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

How do you know he's a Muslim? He looks pretty...

How do you know he's a Muslim? He looks pretty Indian to me - a sizeable minority in Malaysia.

He could easily be Hindu, Muslim, Christian, or unaffiliated.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 04:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Actually they had been separated for some time...

Actually they had been separated for some time but shared the house along with some children. It's not like this was a bombshell.

There is also nothing to say that the wife and adult children...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 03:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Radar Tutorial

This site Radar Basics (http://www.radartutorial.eu/13.ssr/sr04.en.html)

Provides an excellent in-depth explanation of current radar technology, especially the capabilities and operational...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 01:57
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Transponder ID change?

Can the transponder on a 777 have its ID changed during flight?

That is is it possible to change the ICAO aircraft unique serial number and/or aircraft identification parameters.

If so, is it...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan Airports

Given the possibility of a flight to the North towards Khazakstan, I note there are 86 functional airports in Kyrgyzstan and considerably more abandoned ones.

Kyrgyzstan borders Xinjiang in China....
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 04:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Where I come from and where you come from are the...

Where I come from and where you come from are the same. The difference is I work with telephone intercept data in criminal cases.

In Australia cell-tower data is ephemeral and disappears fairly...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 05:52
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

5 hour Flight - Wall Street Journal

Here's a link to behind the WSJ pay-wall

U.S. Investigators Suspect Missing Airplane Flew On for Hours - WSJ.com...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 23:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Remind me to never call in SAR then.

Remind me to never call in SAR then.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 10:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

When I looked at the press conference, especially...

When I looked at the press conference, especially the parts about expanding the search to Malacca straits and the military radar, I thought it was very consistent and logical.

The initial search...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 07:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Re NZ 'burning' email

The only thing missing in the report was the actual time of observation (UT+7 for Vietnam, UT+8 for Malaysia)

Reading it, he obviously saw something burning and wrote burning (plane) to indicate...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 13:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

If you look carefully, the left photo has part of...

If you look carefully, the left photo has part of the right photo at the bottom. It's a mis-feed of a scanner or printer or fax. Pretty common.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 10:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Too much concidence?

MH370 detected above Malacca Straits at 2.40am (http://my.news.yahoo.com/mh370-detected-above-malacca-straits-2-40am-062617741.html)

2:40 am - exactly the same time the original reports said it...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 04:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,369,769
Posted By Mahatma Kote

Exit Photos and prints

Malaysian Customs and Immigration takes photos of each departing passenger's face as well as electronically scanned fingerprints.

Stand by for the images of the four suspect passengers - if they...
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