03-12-2014, 09:14 AM
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#381
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woob
They had a guy on CBC last night who said he plotted out all the possible areas the plane could have flown to, based on fuel amounts/etc. and I think it came to something like 8 million square miles (was half listening).
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Tags cause it was posted a few pages ago, but here's a map where it the plane could have gone with the estimated fuel on board.
Last edited by JonDuke; 03-12-2014 at 09:17 AM.
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03-12-2014, 09:15 AM
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#382
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by normtwofinger
Right. But Malay Airforce could have alerted Vietnam.
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No one wants to take responsibility. Corrupt governments are corrupt.
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03-12-2014, 09:58 AM
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#383
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Airplane goes off course into foreign / hostile airspace? Wouldn't be the first time.
I remember hearing about this on one those NTSB / TSA programs on crash investigations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean...nes_Flight_007
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03-12-2014, 10:14 AM
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#384
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: SE Calgary
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US says spy satellites show no evidence of mid air explosion. But the telegraph does say that this is a moderate tension area, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia all have relatively sophisticated air defence systems but might not be saying too much so as not to divulge their surveillance capabilities.
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03-12-2014, 10:16 AM
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#385
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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This just can up on my facebook account......
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03-12-2014, 10:23 AM
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#386
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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WRGMG, people who post "updates" who don't keep up with the thread.
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03-12-2014, 10:37 AM
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#387
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
WRGMG, people who post "updates" who don't keep up with the thread.
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I assume that is aimed at me.
The page moves pretty quickly, so I am sorry if I upset you.
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03-12-2014, 10:39 AM
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#388
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You ruined my GOD DAMNED LIFE ucb!
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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
Johnny eats garbage and isn’t 100% committed.
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03-12-2014, 10:43 AM
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#389
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Those people are clearly "behind the thread".
/avgeek talk
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03-12-2014, 11:11 AM
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#390
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#1 Goaltender
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Anyone want that guys passport number?
Seems like the type of personal information you would want to blur out.
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03-12-2014, 11:52 AM
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#391
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Uncle Chester
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T@T
It also supposively returned over Malaysian airspace but the airforce just tracked it on primary radar.
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I've heard it used in conversation but I've never seen it spelled out before. 
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03-12-2014, 01:03 PM
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#392
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
I've heard it used in conversation but I've never seen it spelled out before. |
Let's hope we never have to see it again.
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03-12-2014, 02:12 PM
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#393
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T@T
It also supposively returned over Malaysian airspace but the airforce just tracked it on primary radar.
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Sorry, this is driving me nuts.
It's supposedly.
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03-12-2014, 02:21 PM
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#394
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Bigtime
Transponders get turned to the "off" position or "standby" when the aircraft is not on the active runway. This keeps the radar clutter to a minimum for the tower and arrival/departure controllers (and probably some other reasons too).
It was only light aircraft that I flew but here was the procedure we followed with the transponder:
-fire up the engine
-once the electronics were fired up we'd move the transponder to the "standby" position
-call up ATC and get your unique 4 digit transponder code and input it into the transponder
-only once pulling onto the active runway for takeoff the transponder would be moved into the "on" position
Upon landing once we pulled off the runway you'd switch it to "standby" again.
I did fly one plane that had an auto setting for the transponder, and upon lifting off it would automatically switch itself on. But you could still turn it off if you wished.
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After 9-11 I said these transponders should not be able to be turned off till the aircraft is on the ground, surely the technoligy exists to make that happen.
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03-12-2014, 02:31 PM
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#395
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by kermitology
Sorry, this is driving me nuts.
It's supposedly.
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Even the Joey Tribbiani "supposably" looks less offensive.
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03-12-2014, 02:32 PM
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#396
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by kermitology
Sorry, this is driving me nuts.
It's supposedly.
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I say it worst than I write it, it's called newfinese. get over it
I knows you’re not stun....
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03-12-2014, 02:32 PM
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#397
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T@T
After 9-11 I said these transponders should not be able to be turned off till the aircraft is on the ground, surely the technoligy exists to make that happen.
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You can still pull the circuit breaker for the transponder and turn it off.
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03-12-2014, 02:34 PM
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#398
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T@T
I say it worst than I write it, it's called newfinese. get over it
I knows you’re not stun....
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Accepting the erosion of the English language is unacceptable. Communicate properly, or expect others to chastise you.
On this topic, I am almost mesmerized by this whole story. There just doesn't seem to be a real logical answer to what happened.. at least not one that has enough evidence to support it.
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03-12-2014, 02:37 PM
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#399
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Bigtime
You can still pull the circuit breaker for the transponder and turn it off.
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So you're saying there's no technology available to make it independent and at least "difficult" to turn off?
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03-12-2014, 02:38 PM
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#400
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CP's Fraser Crane
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This story has gripped me too. Any other good places to read up on it? I am only following here...
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