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rickford66

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19. even if found, we may not know what happened

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 07:36 PM

Mar 2014

"He", being the person who shut down the transponder etc, probably pulled the CBs for the Flight Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder. They may send out a homing signal, but have no additional data recorded.

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Final words from jet came after systems shutdown [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2014 OP

Sounding more and more like the pilot was in on it bigworld Mar 2014 #1

Or maybe the pilot was flying with a gun pointed at his head. backscatter712 Mar 2014 #3

Or the person on the last communication wasn't either of the assigned pilots BlueStreak Mar 2014 #6

Wouldn't the Change be Recognized? On the Road Mar 2014 #24

Not at all BlueStreak Mar 2014 #28

Reports out now say the voice was the co-pilot. morningfog Mar 2014 #26

I thought at one time that maybe a pilot's family SoapBox Mar 2014 #8

More here. elleng Mar 2014 #2

could these system changes have been done remotely without pilots knowledge? Sunlei Mar 2014 #4

I'm certain that, if an airplane flew over any part of China without a flight plan or transponder... LongTomH Mar 2014 #9

There's some answers to your questions (based on the current reporting) forkol Mar 2014 #17

There is something seriously wrong here Android3.14 Mar 2014 #5

It isn't so far fetched PSPS Mar 2014 #18

I'll take another stab PATRICK Mar 2014 #25

Ever see the gorilla video about attention and focus? Igel Mar 2014 #20

And speaking of wrong... SoapBox Mar 2014 #7

Yeah that's weird titaniumsalute Mar 2014 #11

He built one himself.. HipChick Mar 2014 #12

There a different types of simulators groundloop Mar 2014 #14

Wouldn't it make sense to have a backup system? JoeyT Mar 2014 #21

Transponder titaniumsalute Mar 2014 #32

It was a custom build based on an off-the-shelf flight sim IDemo Mar 2014 #15

I've been playing with my off the shelf FSX system lately. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #31

His simulator wasn't that kind. PSPS Mar 2014 #16

I'm not familiar with the 777 Plucketeer Mar 2014 #23

Stupid? You try working on those systems with power applied to them. Angleae Mar 2014 #33

I hope the people are ok maindawg Mar 2014 #10

People who worked with this pilot Marthe48 Mar 2014 #13

even if found, we may not know what happened rickford66 Mar 2014 #19

Odd behavior by pilot reported flamingdem Mar 2014 #22

The co-pilot said "good night." Bit that doesn't get us far. morningfog Mar 2014 #27

Malaysia Backtracks on When Airliner’s Communications Were Disabled jsr Mar 2014 #29

The Malaysians have now pulled back on this statement... Princess Turandot Mar 2014 #30