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Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2017, 05:27
Replies: 11,831
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Posted By Airbubba

MH370 Search 'Suspended'

Another milestone in the saga:



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/17/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-search-called-off

The MH370 Tripartite Joint Communiqué:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2016, 04:52
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

MH370 Officials: Crash Site Could Be North of Search Area

From the Associated Press:



More here: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/20/world/asia/ap-as-malaysia-missing-plane.html?_r=0
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2016, 01:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Here is the ATSB report referenced in the Sydney...

Here is the ATSB report referenced in the Sydney Morning Herald article:

http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5771773/ae-2014-054_debris-update_2nov2016.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2015, 00:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

According to the article, the towelette was...

According to the article, the towelette was discovered over seven months ago in July. I wouldn't hold my breath on this one.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2014, 16:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

From page 34 of the ATSB report just released: ...

From page 34 of the ATSB report just released:



Once again, expensive assets redirected on what seem to be very speculative assumptions. Unless, of course, there is significant evidence that...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2014, 15:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Thanks for looking this up, I appreciate it. :ok:...

Thanks for looking this up, I appreciate it. :ok: I've never flown the Triple but have operated several other Airbus and Boeing glass products over the years.



I agree, not sure why these...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2014, 15:37
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Any source for the claim that most aviation...

Any source for the claim that most aviation timing signals are driven from GPS? I'm not so sure GPS time is used much on the aircraft side of things.

I'm a pilot, not a mechanic or avionics...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2014, 16:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Not with the Boeings I fly. The CVR now runs...

Not with the Boeings I fly. The CVR now runs anytime there is power on the aircraft and for ten minutes after power is removed. :eek:

At least that is what we are now told.

Until quite recently...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2014, 04:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

A somewhat confusing 'breaking news' update with...

A somewhat confusing 'breaking news' update with headline and URL from CNN :confused::



5th signal detected 'not likely' from MH370 black boxes, officials say - CNN.com...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2014, 04:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

You can watch Oz TV in the U.S. with a VPN. If...

You can watch Oz TV in the U.S. with a VPN. If you don't know what that is you probably don't have one.

This Malaysian channel has carried almost all of the previous news conferences live and it...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 04:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Another acoustic event reported in the last 90...

Another acoustic event reported in the last 90 minutes at another location being investigated by ADV Ocean Shield. The Chinese events were 24 hours apart within 2 km of each other, the new event is...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 00:40
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Rescue 75 is cruising to the search area at...

Rescue 75 is cruising to the search area at FL325, I would assume this indicates MARSA.

From this morning's JACC media release:



Search and recovery continues for Malaysian flight MH370...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2014, 23:52
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Rescue 75 is now airborne. It is a P-8A from...

Rescue 75 is now airborne. It is a P-8A from VP-16, the War Eagles out of Navy Jacksonville, Florida.

Initial track seems to be 284 degrees.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2014, 13:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

It might seem unlikely that one of the pilots...

It might seem unlikely that one of the pilots would fly the plane for hours in the wrong direction. But it also seems incredible that the plane would turn itself around, kill all the radios and head...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2014, 11:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Don't think so. It looks like the inbound and...

Don't think so. It looks like the inbound and outbound tracks are joined on Plane Finder at the point where the ADS-B signal is lost either direction.

Similar plots occur for VH-OCV and VH-TGG for...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2014, 10:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

And earlier posts here suggested that MH 370...

And earlier posts here suggested that MH 370 couldn't be a hijacking since Malaysia is a Muslim country. Many airlines in Muslim countries have been hijacked in years past, just ask some of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2014, 07:52
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

On the human factors side, the MH 370 flight deck...

On the human factors side, the MH 370 flight deck crew is portrayed in a Wall Street Journal article as having that low profile that so many of us in the business crave:



Portraits of the Lives...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2014, 02:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Nope: From: Magnetic anomaly detector...

Nope:



From: Magnetic anomaly detector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_anomaly_detector)
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 07:37
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Hmmm. Are you a 'pilot with a major airline'? ...

Hmmm. Are you a 'pilot with a major airline'?

Anyway, I would think that many of us have known occasional instances of pilot suicide in both the civilian and military world. And, sometimes even...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 03:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

They usually talk in English on ATC freqs. ...

They usually talk in English on ATC freqs.



You don't normally get an altimeter setting from ATC on the ground unless it changes from the ATIS but you do get a wind readout when cleared for...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 23:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Obviously these were not the actual words used in...

Obviously these were not the actual words used in the transmissions. Normally, all these radio calls would be in English with perhaps a word or two in a local language.

Phrases like 'runway ready,...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 20:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Agreed, just as with B-777 pax O2, don't assume...

Agreed, just as with B-777 pax O2, don't assume all P-8's have the same inflight refueling capability or that the crews are current and trained.

For example, most P-3's don't have inflight...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 00:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

I had the same thoughts that there would be media...

I had the same thoughts that there would be media on board the Gulfstream.

AMSA is doing a great job with its media kits including TV camera ready graphics and hi-res photos. You can see the...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 00:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Any idea who the civil Gulfstream just launched...

Any idea who the civil Gulfstream just launched to the search area would be?
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 04:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

I really does seem like a sudden reallocation of...

I really does seem like a sudden reallocation of assets and a PM announcement would mean they are convinced it is a real lead. A lot of urgency for a couple of 'blobs' in the water.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 04:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

I got the idea from an earlier Ozmate news...

I got the idea from an earlier Ozmate news conference that the sonobuoys on the AP-3C, like the AF 447 submarine, couldn't pick up the ultrasound from the boxes.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 20:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

And, if you were avoiding KUL due to terrain in...

And, if you were avoiding KUL due to terrain in the area, there would be no reason to choose PEN, it has hills around as well.

Why worry about the airport being open if its an emergency? Well, for...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 18:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

I agree, something tells me this guy isn't an...

I agree, something tells me this guy isn't an airline pilot.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 06:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

As far as I can see, yes. I'm guessing that the...

As far as I can see, yes. I'm guessing that the FO loads the FMS at Malaysian, and the captain checks it. With some carriers the PNF loads and the PF checks. In all honesty I don't think I've ever...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 04:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

This other flight plan in the FMS is normally...

This other flight plan in the FMS is normally called the secondary flight plan. Just like disabling ACARS, it can be selected, then activated by a fairly simple keystroke sequence on the CDU (the box...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 04:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Wouldn't be the first time in the past few days...

Wouldn't be the first time in the past few days that the USS Kidd made a move to a different area of operations before new MH 370 intelligence was publically revealed:

USS Kidd sent to Indian...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 16:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

Here's a report of an AIS spoofing demo: The...

Here's a report of an AIS spoofing demo:

The Guys Who Can Make Oil Tankers Disappear, Virtually - ABC News...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 05:40
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

I can make a hat, a brooch, or a pterodactyl... ...

I can make a hat, a brooch, or a pterodactyl...

Can you provide a link or quote for this report? The captain's sim may just have a large generic database, world wide charts now easily fit on a 16...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 02:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

This NYT article seems to confirm earlier reports...

This NYT article seems to confirm earlier reports that the plane was detected as a primary radar blip passing over the waypoints west of Peninsular Malaysia, not just going in that direction.

If...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 23:08
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,541
Posted By Airbubba

I would comment that not everyone, and especially...

I would comment that not everyone, and especially not younger pilots, shares the PPRuNe obsession with textbook R/T procedures, particularly on a quiet, familiar VHF channel.

At worse, if you got...
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