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malaise

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20. Good night is a pretty normal sign off

Reply to kentuck (Reply #17)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 07:36 PM

Mar 2014

early in the morning.

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Boeing 777 used low altitude 'terrain masking' manoeuvre practised by fighter jets... [View all] kentuck Mar 2014 OP

Isn't this like part of the plot of one of the Airport movies? jmowreader Mar 2014 #1

they can be easily Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #26

Investigators are now convinced about this.... Iggo Mar 2014 #2

Excuse me, stewardess, why did we just do a barrel roll? NightWatcher Mar 2014 #3

Maybe out to get the worlds tallest building..recently the second worlds tallest. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #4

There are many airstrips big enough for the plane to land... kentuck Mar 2014 #5

If any of this were to be factual seveneyes Mar 2014 #6

Excellent question? kentuck Mar 2014 #8

They might keep a small number as hostages, but I avebury Mar 2014 #22

Flying so low...they might be coming on automatically on a 777 HipChick Mar 2014 #10

That is the sort of thing it's possible to practice with a flight simulator Fumesucker Mar 2014 #7

If you were making a movie...? kentuck Mar 2014 #9

Also... kentuck Mar 2014 #12

If you were planning to use a plane later on for a 9/11 style attack or some other mission stevenleser Mar 2014 #11

Unless you could make a couple of stops and re-fuel on the way over? kentuck Mar 2014 #13

If the simulator has any role, the important thing would be the files... JHB Mar 2014 #19

Would it be unusual for a pilot to have a flight simulator? kentuck Mar 2014 #27

Anything from "fly" for fun to practicing for requalification... JHB Mar 2014 #39

They had me right up to the "sonar barrier" thing. FarCenter Mar 2014 #14

If they had landed...? kentuck Mar 2014 #15

I joked with some friends a few days after it went missing MattBaggins Mar 2014 #16

The last radio message heard.... kentuck Mar 2014 #17

I was playing on the whole bit of that company that had 20 people on board MattBaggins Mar 2014 #18

Was it an American company?? kentuck Mar 2014 #21

I believe it was an American company. MattBaggins Mar 2014 #25

Good night is a pretty normal sign off malaise Mar 2014 #20

And it was 14 minutes after that good night message... kentuck Mar 2014 #23

It gains significance malaise Mar 2014 #24

Then they turned the plane back toward Malaysia and southern Thailand? kentuck Mar 2014 #28

The stolen passports were for asylum malaise Mar 2014 #37

True but... kentuck Mar 2014 #38

2 minutes after the good night the plane turned around. JimDandy Mar 2014 #30

Did they turn off the transponder first? kentuck Mar 2014 #32

Apparently in that order. n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #34

America has kept airplane technology out of the hands of the Iranians for 34 years. applegrove Mar 2014 #29

So no Boeing 777 ever lands in Iran? n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #31

They can't get it and copy all the systems on a layover. Come on!!! I'm just speculating of course. applegrove Mar 2014 #35

Interesting point. kentuck Mar 2014 #33

I know. I'm out there with my speculation. applegrove Mar 2014 #36