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Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2014, 16:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

In other words, the "crowd" has done just as well...

In other words, the "crowd" has done just as well as the "experts" with their fancy government satellites and the SAR guys doing visual searches via planes. Everybody has come up with false...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2014, 20:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Seems to me that having a simple GPS unit that...

Seems to me that having a simple GPS unit that transmitted the aircraft's position every 10 minutes would go a long way toward finding a missing plane. It would certainly narrow the area in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2014, 14:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

What if the electronics were monitored by a...

What if the electronics were monitored by a smoke/overheat detector, and the circuit breakers could not be turned off unless a fault was detected?

Alternately, flipping the circuit breakers to...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2014, 18:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

If the Chinese actually have picked up the pinger...

If the Chinese actually have picked up the pinger off the black boxes, my guess is that they were led to them by some sort of high tech military technology they don't want the rest of us to know they...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2014, 03:48
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I don't know about that. I suspect that when...

I don't know about that. I suspect that when word was passed that 370 had disappeared off radar and wasn't responding to calls - and that there had been no mayday or emergency codes - people started...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2014, 02:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Wow. That certainly throws some water on the...

Wow. That certainly throws some water on the whole "intentional depressurization to knock out the passengers" theory. Although - is that just the "standard" door lock? Can someone on the flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2014, 06:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

If you're going to allow the copilot to leave the...

If you're going to allow the copilot to leave the cockpit (even if a FA who may or may not have any idea how to fly a plane takes their place) then searching the pilot to be sure he's not carrying a...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2014, 20:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

So how many FAs know enough about the workings of...

So how many FAs know enough about the workings of the plane to know if the pilot is doing something fishy - much less know how to fly the plane in an emergency? For that matter, how many are burly...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2014, 06:17
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I think the pilot's politics are germane. Yes, he...

I think the pilot's politics are germane. Yes, he could have been making some sort of statement - but on the other hand, it's been widely reported that the opposition leader was found guilty on...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2014, 00:35
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

It does if you look at the SLF as prospective...

It does if you look at the SLF as prospective terrorists. It might be wiser to look at them as the last line of security. Keep in mind that it wasn't the TSA gropers that stopped the shoe bomber -...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2014, 05:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I agree that the batteries are a red herring -...

I agree that the batteries are a red herring - however, they do raise the question of what else was in the cargo that hasn't been disclosed.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2014, 02:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Keep in mind that CNN's 12000ft story came from...

Keep in mind that CNN's 12000ft story came from "sources" too - so whether it's any more or less accurate than anything else we've heard is debatable.

The story has changed so much and so many...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 07:17
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I think one way or another, the outcome of this...

I think one way or another, the outcome of this will be that the powers that be will come up with some way to more definitely track airliners. Yes, it may involve more significant costs - but when...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 02:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

The phone was registered to a woman. Doesn't...

The phone was registered to a woman. Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose of using a fake name, if you're trying to hide an affair from the wife? Seems that if he was trying to hide a...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 00:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

If I recall correctly, it was a couple days ago...

If I recall correctly, it was a couple days ago that officials said that the Captain had made a phone call just before departure, and that they were checking on it. Anyone heard any more on that? I...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 00:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Re the graphic Flash8 posted with the red arcs...

Re the graphic Flash8 posted with the red arcs and various possible flight paths shown -

While the area of highest probability to the south is logical, I feel the one in the north should be...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 16:39
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

But even if the crew is overcome by smoke,...

But even if the crew is overcome by smoke, hypoxia, etc - then there's the question of how the plane stays in the air for seven hours with a fire burning in the hold.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 16:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I understand why the pilots need to be able to...

I understand why the pilots need to be able to switch off the transponder in case of malfunction. However, would it be possible to have a secondary transponder on board which would be automatically...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 06:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Bear with me for a moment - I'm trying to fit...

Bear with me for a moment - I'm trying to fit together bits from various posts and get my head around the whole thing. Is the following correct?

The "B" route is not shared via ACARS until it is...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 06:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Just thinking that if the hijack route could be...

Just thinking that if the hijack route could be programmed ahead, it would be really fast and easy to switch without consulting maps, etc.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 05:40
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

If there was a plan to steal the plane, could the...

If there was a plan to steal the plane, could the carefully planned "hijack route" meant to confuse/avoid radar/etc have been pre-entered into the computer as route 2, so that at the appropriate...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 05:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

That occurred to me, too - but if the transponder...

That occurred to me, too - but if the transponder was turned off and nobody noticed, would there be any record of it? It seems ATC wasn't paying a whole lot of attention on the night the plane...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 21:45
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Our former tv weather and science guy wrote a...

Our former tv weather and science guy wrote a good explanation of why cells don't work from the air. It's here:
Why Cell Phones Don?t Work (Well) From The Air ? My Permanent Record...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 19:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Because that's not the final direction, and is...

Because that's not the final direction, and is meant as a red herring? Or because the timeline is tight, and he needs to turn at that point so as to keep to the route he's already laid out?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 18:44
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

A question. Could PF have made a course change...

A question. Could PF have made a course change at 1:07 in such a way that PM would either not have noticed or not have questioned? (For example, saying it was a course correction, or waiting until...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 16:48
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

Not quite. Repeated pings on the same circle...

Not quite. Repeated pings on the same circle would strongly suggest the aircraft on the ground and still transmitting. Also, the location of earlier pings would give dual locations (north and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 15:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I don't think the following is very likely - but...

I don't think the following is very likely - but then, we ran out of likely scenarios a week ago.

Someone suggested the possibility of the crew/passengers being exposed to toxic fumes. At some...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 05:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I'm still trying to figure out why the FO is...

I'm still trying to figure out why the FO is getting the blame for this? Isn't the Captain in charge of the airplane? Given what I've learned about Asian culture on Pprune, I can't imagine that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 19:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

It does seem unlikely - and extremely difficult...

It does seem unlikely - and extremely difficult if not impossible to actually do - but we've already seen that radar coverage is a bit lax in the middle of the night. If an operator did see what...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 07:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

A question for the 777 pilots out there. Before...

A question for the 777 pilots out there. Before all this started, how much did you actually know about the workings of the ACARS? Did you know that it would continue to send pings via the SATCOM,...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 04:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I don't buy it. This wasn't planned over night. ...

I don't buy it. This wasn't planned over night. If the Captain is the guilty party, and the stories of him and the wife splitting are true, then I'd say it's the other way around. Either she...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 02:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

If the information that's been made public is...

If the information that's been made public is accurate, it appears that the flight was very carefully planned to avoid radar detection - and it's possible that some of it was done at a low altitude...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 17:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

I think a better question would be whether either...

I think a better question would be whether either of the pilots asked to be on that particular flight.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 15:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

There's been much discussion regarding the...

There's been much discussion regarding the wording of the final contact. If one of the pilots was up to no good and wanted to disguise the fact and leave as much confusion as possible, using a...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 06:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,295,959
Posted By jugofpropwash

You really believe that in this post 9-11 world,...

You really believe that in this post 9-11 world, 200+ passengers are going to calmly sit there and allow a couple hijacker/terrorists access to the area, especially when there's a FA standing there...
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