MH 777 missing - MH370 media statement

[DrA]

Option D? There was no DG on board as freight. It was carrying ...a working flux capacitor.

To be honest, I think this is the best explanation yet

 

[RooFlyer]

I am tired of the theories related to the flight simulator setup the captain had. Flight sim software has thousands of airports on it, so finding five in the vicinity of the area of interest means absolutely jack even if they were extra detailed payware ones that he had to buy as an add on. Initial reports suggested extreme suspicion was raised because the sim setup had three monitors ... I mean come on, it's just sensationalist rubbish.

Let's discount the pilot owning a detailed sim software setup as a reason he may be the culprit. There may be more on the computer than the sim software that could point fingers in his direction but the software itself proves nothing other than enthusiasm for aviation.

I think it was more than just simulator software. I think it was some form of actual simulator, with wrap-around screens, a panel of instruments, pedals etc. (But not I expect the hydraulics that tilt the 'cabin' up, down & around )

Shown in a video here

No idea of relevance in the grand scheme of things - but it wasn't just a laptop running software.

 

[Mal]

Who cares about the simulator really. Do mechanics not fiddle with cars on the weekend? It people play with home networks, etc etc.

 

[medhead]

I think it was more than just simulator software. I think it was some form of actual simulator, with wrap-around screens, a panel of instruments, pedals etc. (But not I expect the hydraulics that tilt the 'cabin' up, down & around )

Shown in a video here

No idea of relevance in the grand scheme of things - but it wasn't just a laptop running software.

Regardless of some hardware making it more realistic, it was commercially available software. A game that anyone could buy.

 

[Robbi]

Who cares about the simulator really. Do mechanics not fiddle with cars on the weekend? It people play with home networks, etc etc.

I agree with your comment, but it also does not mean the simulator or his hobby is irrelevant.

We'll not likely know how it fits in unless they find the aircraft or electronic records in the simulator mimicking the events, but even that could indicate he loves B-grade movies.

If a person was killed in a bomb blast in a shopping centre and police found half a dozen brand new pressure cookers in their home, they would be worthy of additional attention. There could be a host of good reasons for them to have them, or they could be the bomber.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

We'll not likely know how it fits in unless they find the aircraft or electronic records in the simulator mimicking the events, but even that could indicate he loves B-grade movies.

exactly... I guess it depends what is on the sim history... if the last 10 entries are 'small airports in the Indian ocean' and 'shadowing another jetliner in stealth mode' there might be relevance.

 

[OATEK]

And now more radar data, this time from the Thais: Malaysia Airlines missing jet: Thailand gives radar data 10 days after plane lost

Like the argument that no one specifically asked them for it!!!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

OT - maybe / maybe not - but is a direct result of MH370 - FWIW - security now in China greatly enhanced. When I arrived into NKG on night 11th there is no APEC channel but a wave of APEC card in air and simple request APEC? sees me ushered through side entrance and jumping to front of queue - my pic on APEC card being 18mths old now appearing out of date - hair much shorter and a tad greyer - it took them 15mins of in depth consultation between about 5 of the immig bodds tro finally agree that I was indeed who I said I was. After baggage collection every bag xrayed - never seen this b4 in NKG - PVG and PEK standard but never b4 in NKG

Dep ex PEK now nightmare - took 45 mins to go through security check post immig - they searched every bag / every pax / every nook / every cranny - was just horrendously slow. If you planning dep Chinese port next short while don't cut it too fine. Our world has changed again - small inconvenience though so please be patient.

 

[markis10]

And now more radar data, this time from the Thais: Malaysia Airlines missing jet: Thailand gives radar data 10 days after plane lost

Like the argument that no one specifically asked them for it!!!

I think you could put Indonesia in the same boat I that respect.

 

[Warks]

And now...

Maldive reports ‘sighting’ as missing Malaysia Airlines plane search now encompasses area larger than Australia | News.com.au

Someone mentioned the Maldives a few days ago. Funny how this story took 10 days to emerge. Maybe no one asked them.

 

[drron]

Though the Maldives is not consistent with the satellite pings and there was a scheduled 767 arrival close to that time.does not seem relevant.

 

[drron]

A reason why the sarellite pings prior to 0811 have not been released in post 5429 at PPRuNe.They would have been overwritten-

Malaysian Airlines MH370 contact lost - Page 263 - PPRuNe Forums

 

[prozac]

They are building a 4th Antartic base, I bet it's related to that, mind you the data is fuzzy, never seen a cargo ship do 49 knots!

On Australia's Antarctic territory!!!

I've seen container ships that do 37kts...
Not that I expect this particular vessel is doing half that. Depends on reported positions.

 

[prozac]

The water was taken from our hotel fridge just before check out.

Had same thing only in KLIA. Wife took water from hotel all the way onto aircraft.

 

[drron]

They are building a 4th Antartic base, I bet it's related to that, mind you the data is fuzzy, never seen a cargo ship do 49 knots!

The problem with that scenario is that the new base is near the US Mcmurdo base and the ship is near Heard Island basically on the opposite side of the continent.
As well cargo vessels should have an IMO number,this vessel doesn't.fishing,naval and search vessels don't.
There has been concern that China has already got satellite tracking available at one of its bases.therefore they could have seen something.But as that technology is not meant to be in Antarctica they don't want to reveal it.
Militarisation warning for Antarctica as China and Iran show increasing interest

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Antarctica_Station_Map.gif

 

[Warks]

The voice of reason? But where is it?
Is this the most plausible theory on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370? | News.com.au

Oh shame on me for quoting No-News twice in a day!

But there are too many unanswered questions in this theory, much as I admire its Occam's Razor-like simplicity.

 

[mannej]

The voice of reason? But where is it?
Is this the most plausible theory on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370? | News.com.au

Oh shame on me for quoting No-News twice in a day!

But there are too many unanswered questions in this theory, much as I admire its Occam's Razor-like simplicity.

My question is: Is it possible to have a tire burst on take off without leaving any debris on the runway?

Also, if it were fire, is it possible for the airframe to hold up for that long (i.e as long as the aircraft was sending out pings)?

 

[prozac]

My question is: Is it possible to have a tire burst on take off without leaving any debris on the runway?

Also, if it were fire, is it possible for the airframe to hold up for that long (i.e as long as the aircraft was sending out pings)?

Does the tyre actually need to burst? There would be a great deal of heat build-up in a low pressure tyre. Once retracted and stowed and with little air-circulation it could start smouldering...actual fire could be quite some time later.

 

[mushez]

When I arrived into NKG on night 11th there is no APEC channel

As I understand things only 3 airports in China have APEC dedicated lines, CAN, PVG, and Bejing.

I flew out of NGB last Thursday, 5 days after MH370 went missing and was nothing different than normal.

 

[mannej]

Where does Thai airspace fit into that picture?