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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
Yeah, the general theory is somewhat plausible, though it relies on severely limited knowledge on the part f the hijackers. But yes the aircraft would likely have still had their own navigation ability (GPS and IRS....inertial navigation), and no that is not trackable on its own.
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And why would the hijackers have such limited knowledge about actually navigating the plane when it would seem they were quite well researched in the area of disabling the transponder and ACARS. I read a news article that said most pilots wouldn't know how to disabled the ACARS. IMO it would be a bit odd for hijackers to have expertise knowledge about the tracking systems but then not brush up on actually navigating the plane to where you want it to go.