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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 22:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Prove it! If there was a fire, we don't know...

Prove it!

If there was a fire, we don't know where it was and how it developed.

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate

Well, if you cannot get past Navigate before whatever event it is kills you,...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 20:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

All you need is a Li-io based fire to burn the...

All you need is a Li-io based fire to burn the cables to the transponder and VHF3 antenna. Both go dead. And you certainly get some nice hotspot that potentially could burn a small hole into the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 17:27
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Military Primary Radar is 3D since the 1960. They...

Military Primary Radar is 3D since the 1960. They beam both in azimuth as well as vertical. The altutude capturing capability is usually quite good, but it needs to be calibrated from time to time....
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 12:08
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

currawong sorry, there is also nothing...

currawong

sorry, there is also nothing leading the the conclusion that there were no batteries involved. However, you can paint a likely scenario from it, much better that some highjack or heist...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 11:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

currawong DGR is DGR. It always qualifies....

currawong

DGR is DGR. It always qualifies. The quantity allowed on board is a different subject.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 11:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Hmmm, it is two years since I left cargo...

Hmmm, it is two years since I left cargo operation, but at my last place we did consider those batteries as CAO (cargo aircraft only), and included a temperature check before loading and a holdover...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 10:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

El Grifo can you give us a source for this...

El Grifo

can you give us a source for this invaluable information?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 08:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

The real problem is, the don't know, the just...

The real problem is, the don't know, the just ASSUME because it would have to cross some radar coverage. And as long you don't KNOW you better look at both places.

There are still too many loose...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 08:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Now BOEING should know better than that....

Now BOEING should know better than that. Incidents and accidents in aviation do NEVER happen because of one cause. And it is gobbeldygook anyway, there are plenty of possibilities with a catastrophic...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 22:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

@DespairingTraveller Maybe said official...

@DespairingTraveller

Maybe said official also remembers the Masaysian Air Force going quiet on the subject althoigh they had briefed the public about exatly said track. So in order not to get...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 21:48
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

awblain I am sure that neither India, Nepal...

awblain

I am sure that neither India, Nepal or China would like to admit that they missed an airliner flying a constant heading with their 'elaborate' air defence radars. However, just because...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 21:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Now I am more than confused. The reports are...

Now I am more than confused.

The reports are that the left turn brought the aircraft in an SW direction before turning NW after crossing the peninsula. The zigzag was never reported and is...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 21:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

I have a general problem with the southern search...

I have a general problem with the southern search area.

Altough we have no confirmed track across the peninsula we do have received information regarding the general direction of the aircraft. If...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 20:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Staggerwing I absolutely don't know. But I...

Staggerwing

I absolutely don't know. But I am sure there are some people here who have experience with naval radar ops. However, the radar ist the same, the differences are in the analysis behind....
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 19:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Economist got it wrong

The Economist got it wrong. The only real reason for a live datastream would be that the TV networks can immediately get crews to the crashsite to sell better pictures.

And in this particular case...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 18:57
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

@arearadar The only confirmation given...

@arearadar

The only confirmation given regarding radar coverage was that civil radar operating with SSR obviously lost signal from the flight. There never was any communication regarding whether...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 08:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

There is plenty of ships/yachts that have been...

There is plenty of ships/yachts that have been lost in the souther ocean. Since there is no land obstruction such wrecks have a tendency to circumnavigate the globe several times before going north,...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 02:47
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

@marlin Thank you. This is my suspicion...

@marlin

Thank you. This is my suspicion since a long time. The malaysian air force did not scamble because it was an identified track. They had never lost it but marked as civil, friend or...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 21:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Heli-phile I question the wisdom of the...

Heli-phile

I question the wisdom of the spokesperson. How do you know the transponder was de-selected? Because if does not reply to a request is not a valid answer. That just means that for...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 20:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

The waypoints have not been confirmed. They have...

The waypoints have not been confirmed. They have been 'leaked' but we have no idea by what source and with what reliability.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 18:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Heli-phile, Porterhouse you are incredible!...

Heli-phile, Porterhouse

you are incredible! You KNOW they selected menus to stop ACARS?

The only FACTS we have is that the transponder stopped sending return signals and that ACARS stopped...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 21:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Thank you very much. I did work as Track Monitor...

Thank you very much. I did work as Track Monitor and Identification Officer. You would not be able to recognize a 'blip' on a screen unless it is already assigned as valid track. For this you need...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 19:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Jugofpropwash to try to shadow a 777 would...

Jugofpropwash

to try to shadow a 777 would be not possible ( read some pages back ). Also military operators do not look at the blips but track symbols. Depending on the radar you would get two...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 18:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Return to Stand you could probably fly a 777...

Return to Stand

you could probably fly a 777 in formation with another one, but not at the required distance as to become one single target. That distance is dependent of the resolution of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 13:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

NWA SLF the flight plan would become active...

NWA SLF

the flight plan would become active at take-off and this message and the relevant times when to expect the aircraft at their area of responsibility is sent on to each ATC unit downline.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 13:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Rabbitwear you cannot go through LD3 stuffed...

Rabbitwear

you cannot go through LD3 stuffed with bags and cargo unless you are a gas. Possibly there is a maintenance access, but restricted to ground use for lack of space.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 20:54
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

OleOle yes, however, that requires the ping...

OleOle

yes, however, that requires the ping to be a positive one. Your router at home can also only operate once you set it up to contain your specific data. It will however query a line in...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 20:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

It can contain an identifier, but does it have...

It can contain an identifier, but does it have to? It may sound pedantic but if I would be the head of the SAR effort I would insist on a complete information before diverting the ressources to a...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 20:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

Pings

@Garage, GvonSprout

Well, yes, the protocol was explained. And it would, at least as I understand it require someone to set up the hardware to know where it was built into. Now, as an airline...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 19:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

I have to ask the same as GvonSprout: are...

I have to ask the same as GvonSprout:

are those pings attributable to an individual source? Yes or no. And I would bet that this was the very first question to Inmarsat. And if they said yes the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 11:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,349
Posted By Hunter58

The more I think of it the more I can only see...

The more I think of it the more I can only see one scenario fitting all open questions: slow developping inflight fire. It would explain complete loss of comms, the need to turn back and the still...
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