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flamingdem

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22. Odd behavior by pilot reported
Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:06 PM
Mar 2014

* yeah I know, but good info is difficult to come by on this

The commander of missing Malaysia Airline aircraft Captain Zaharie Ahmed Shah had showed changes in behavioral pattern hours before he took the flight. A striking change was noticed in the way he had greeted the security guards posted outside his gated residence in Laman Seri on the night of his flight.

Investigations by Headlines Today revealed that Captain Zaharie normally wished the Nepali security guards posted outside his colony with a Muslim style of salutation as if he was saying salam to him. But on the night when he took the flight nine days ago, he had saluted the guards in the military style.

"There was a striking change in the way he had saluted us that night," said one of the security guards posted outside his house on condition of anonymity, adding, ''it was very unlike him.''



Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/captain-zaharie-ahmed-shah-missing-malaysian-flight-mh370-pilots/1/349888.html

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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
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