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BlueStreak

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11. Mayasians announce that the plane crashed in the south - no survivors
Mon Mar 24, 2014, 11:59 AM
Mar 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/24/missing-malaysia-jetliner/6814799/

It is obvious this was not a plane theft, a hijacking, or an abduction. We may never have enough evidence to say absolutely that it was equipment failure or intentional pilot action. I believe the cockpit recorder, if retrieved, only holds the last 30 minutes or so, which seems really foolish in an era of virtually unlimited storage. There might be a longer record on the flight data recorder -- and even if the FDR holds only the last period, it might show systems were damaged.

As far as I am concerned, all the evidence is consistent with a pilot trying to save the aircraft and until we learn otherwise WITH CERTAINTY, we should not dishonor those who lost their lives in this sad event.

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