MH370 KUL-PEK : Now confirmed lost in Southern Indian Ocean

[CarbonMan]

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[CarbonMan]

Someone trying to fly the plane to Australia instead of Beijing.

If that is true, the sexist in me says it must have been a woman driver with no sense of direction.

[stargold]

If that is true, the sexist in me says it must have been a woman driver with no sense of direction.

Too early..........

[cscs1956]

If that is true, the sexist in me says it must have been a woman driver with no sense of direction.

The plane turn its direction. So is a matter of time to determine why this happen.

Lets hope the black box is located sooner to answer this.

[milehighj]

Waiting for the penny to drop that Cockpit Voice Recorders run on 2 hour loops. Other flight data will hopefully be preserved, but we will likely never hear what took place in the cockpit at the critical point when the aircraft changed course.

[CarbonMan]

Waiting for the penny to drop that Cockpit Voice Recorders run on 2 hour loops. Other flight data will hopefully be preserved, but we will likely never hear what took place in the cockpit at the critical point when the aircraft changed course.

I think it would still be useful to know i) if the pilots were still alive in the cockpit and ii) if they were, what were they doing/not doing. That should at least help with ascertaining the motive.

[milehighj]

I think it would still be useful to know i) if the pilots were still alive in the cockpit and ii) if they were, what were they doing/not doing. That should at least help with ascertaining the motive.

Sure at this point ANY info would help immensely. Just saying that the CVRs will yield less than the general public will expect, even if ever found...

[viraj735]

Haven't thought this through but someone I was having a discussion with brought up the following question:

Could it be asylum seekers that couldn't get a visa for Australia?

[KC*]

Waiting for the penny to drop that Cockpit Voice Recorders run on 2 hour loops. Other flight data will hopefully be preserved, but we will likely never hear what took place in the cockpit at the critical point when the aircraft changed course.

I am not a techie but was wondering if the whole notion of a "black-box" is outdated.

Surely we now have technology to transmit all the data normally captured via satellite to a remote location?

I mean, if we can have broadband internet access from a plane - that should be enough bandwidth to even stream life or time delayed cockpit video, right?

[MAN Flyer]

Could it be asylum seekers that couldn't get a visa for Australia?

Seriously ?.

I suppose it's as good as some of the other theories that have been suggested in the last few weeks.

[stargold]

Seriously ?.

I suppose it's as good as some of the other theories that have been suggested in the last few weeks.

Like alien abductions and meteorites?

[milehighj]

Haven't thought this through but someone I was having a discussion with brought up the following question:

Could it be asylum seekers that couldn't get a visa for Australia?

Seriously?

So they get their ATC waypoints correct between IGARI and the Straits of Malacca, then end up 2500km off Perth?

And wouldn't you just highjack an Australian-bound flight??

[FN-GM]

Although the theory does sound a little farfetched it has happened before with Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

And wouldn't you just highjack an Australian-bound flight??

The hijacker wouldn't be able to board an Australian bound flight without a Visa. Could be an issue for them.

[SQGamespeed]

Although the theory does sound a little farfetched it has happened before with Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961



The hijacker wouldn't be able to board an Australian bound flight without a Visa. Could be an issue for them.

I remember the ET 961 hijacking in the news, and the hijackers demanded the plane to be flown to Australia. It was further revealed that the hijackers WERE indeed asylum seekers. Thankfully that one had some survivors as it was caught on tape crashing near a beach, and rescue efforts started right away.

[cscs1956]

Although the theory does sound a little farfetched it has happened before with Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961



The hijacker wouldn't be able to board an Australian bound flight without a Visa. Could be an issue for them.

No sure if he will success by using politic as a reason ?