03-18-2014, 12:22 AM
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#781
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by JonDuke
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Any more news on these passengers?
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03-18-2014, 05:46 AM
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#783
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Location: Sunshine Coast
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Would the plane have enough fuel to get to Somalia? If it's been pirated, well that's where the pirates live.
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03-18-2014, 07:40 AM
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#784
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Lifetime Suspension
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David Copperfield made it disappear and it will re-appear in Vegas next week.
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03-18-2014, 07:46 AM
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#785
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Powerplay Quarterback
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It makes me very sad that this thread is the first thing I check in the morning... Can't imagine what terror those passengers were feeling in the first few hours. Thanks for everyone on posting updates.
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03-18-2014, 08:30 AM
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#787
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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Natural News? OK then...
The next article will probably be about Big Pharma stealing the plane to set up a portable forced autism injecting vaccination lab operated by the illuminati.
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03-18-2014, 08:36 AM
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#788
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Self-Retirement
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Yah I know the source is weird, but it does present another motive that has not been discussed. The pilot has been known for being actively against the govt anti gay laws.
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03-18-2014, 08:48 AM
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#789
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Acey
My current belief is that this aircraft is never found.
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Unfortunately I'm starting to feel the same way.
I don't think they have much chance of finding it at the bottom of the Indian location with no leads.
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03-18-2014, 08:49 AM
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#790
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by normtwofinger
Yah I know the source is weird, but it does present another motive that has not been discussed. The pilot has been known for being actively against the govt anti gay laws.
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Sorry - perhaps my sarcasm was a bit harsh. I just rank Natural News as many notches below even Fox News/Sun News on the credibility scale, and slightly above a rambling person yelling about Zion to the light post on the street corner.
Unfortunately for someone like me who finds conspiracy theories to be a bit silly, nothing can be discounted until some sort of evidence turns up. Until then, all bets are off.
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03-18-2014, 08:55 AM
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#791
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Never ceases to amaze me.
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03-18-2014, 09:00 AM
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#792
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Likes Cartoons
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Natural News? OK then...
The next article will probably be about Big Pharma stealing the plane to set up a portable forced autism injecting vaccination lab operated by the illuminati.
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Anwar has been charged with Sodomy (which essentially is being homosexual), a charge he has been charged with in the past and was dropped. The ruling party is doing everything in their power to discredit Anwar by making up false charges against him. Anwar has also been imprisoned in the past under the archaic ISA (internal security act). This act allows for someone to be imprisoned for doing nothing more than to speak out against the government.
The ruling government has proven time and time again they will use any means necessary to destroy the opposition. However, Anwar has been fighting them with peaceful means. He has encouraged his supporters to fight them with peaceful means, and that means to vote. I have not encountered a situation where an opposition supporter has resorted to violence. Anwar has continually emphasized that he requires all hands on deck to liberate the country. That does not mean hijacking a plane, as that runs contrary to Anwar's policy.
If this pilot did indeed hijack the plane, it will be a good bet the ruling party will use this to enact the Internal security Act and have all the opposition leaders arrested. It has happened before and I can see it happening again. They will blame this on the opposition, and not because of the pilot's unstable state of mind.
BTW, I know nothing about Natural News and how reputable they are. I just know what is happening internally in Malaysia, and that's all. Thought I'd give some insight intoMalaysia's current political situation.
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03-18-2014, 09:16 AM
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#793
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
... I just rank Natural News as many notches below even Fox News/Sun News on the credibility scale...
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This angle, about the Captain being at court hours before his flight, was brought up in post 734.
Here's another, more reliable source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014...?utm_hp_ref=uk
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03-18-2014, 09:28 AM
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#794
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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PRESS CONFERENCE 2am YYC time March 18, 2014
- Focus is on 4 tasks: gathering information from satellite surveillance, analysis of surveillance radar data, increasing air and surface assets, and increasing the number of technical and subject matter experts.
- Every relevant country that has access to satellite data has been contacted
- Australia & Indonesia lead SAR operation in southern corridor. China & Kazakhstan lead the northern corridor.
- Each of both northern & southern corridor divided to 7 quadrants, spanning area of 160000 sq nautical miles.
- Total search area of 2.24 million sq nautical miles.
- ACARS was disabled just before reaching the East coast of peninsular Malaysia.
- Transponder was switched off near the border between Malaysian and Vietnamese ATC.
- Reiterate ACARS was disabled just before reaching east coast of Malaysia. No exact time on when ACARS is turn off is available.
- Consistent with deliberate action of someone on the place.
- Exact time ACARS was switched off have no bearing of SAR operation
- Investigation on crew remained ongoing.
- 25 counties involved in SAR operation.
- Response has been excellence from the countries involved.
- 9 other countries, which are not covered in either corridor, have come forward to assist in the investigation.
Q&A - Deny Malaysia is a terrorist haven.
- Not discounting any possibilities, including decompression theory.
- Investigation is not influence by political issue.
- Authorities have request Thai air force to restudy on the radar reading when being probe by journalist on reports that MH370 had straddled over into Thai airspace when flew across the peninsular.
- Efforts are being done to reduce the area of concentration. Until then both corridor are equal in priority.
- MAS reiterate that it have given sufficient and accurate information to passenger's families.
- Insisted that Malaysia is the only country that has publicly released all the satellite and radar data about flight MH370.
- Other countries had shared such data but declined to name which ones.
- MAS have never flown route along northern corridor before.
- Radar reading are only available to county’s authorities, but not media due to it’s sensitivity.
- MAS iterate the aircraft is programmed to fly to Beijing as part of SOP. But anything is possible once the aircraft has took off.
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03-18-2014, 10:16 AM
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#795
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
Never ceases to amaze me.

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I know. The 777 only has 2 engines not 4.
I think this article has a very plausible explanation:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03...ectrical-fire/
Basically, fire started, plane turned to land in Langkowi, turned off the systems to try and stop the fire. In the process of restarting them/landing they lose consciousness and the autopilot stays on the same heading until the plane is fuel deprived.
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03-18-2014, 10:52 AM
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#796
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Likes Cartoons
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I know. The 777 only has 2 engines not 4.
I think this article has a very plausible explanation:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03...ectrical-fire/
Basically, fire started, plane turned to land in Langkowi, turned off the systems to try and stop the fire. In the process of restarting them/landing they lose consciousness and the autopilot stays on the same heading until the plane is fuel deprived.
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Langkawi would make sense as it is one of Malaysia's most popular resort island. So I can see the airport being a hub that every pilot in Malaysia would know about.
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03-18-2014, 11:14 AM
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#797
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Vernon, BC
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I know. The 777 only has 2 engines not 4.
I think this article has a very plausible explanation:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03...ectrical-fire/
Basically, fire started, plane turned to land in Langkowi, turned off the systems to try and stop the fire. In the process of restarting them/landing they lose consciousness and the autopilot stays on the same heading until the plane is fuel deprived.
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Easily the most logical explanation I've read. CNN should be ashamed imo, they have gone all in on this accident and are just throwing #### at the walls to see what sticks. There is very little actually known about what really happened, and they somehow turn that into round the clock speculation. I dont mean that this is a non-story, but there is other stuff going on right now.
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03-18-2014, 11:14 AM
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#798
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I know. The 777 only has 2 engines not 4.
I think this article has a very plausible explanation:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03...ectrical-fire/
Basically, fire started, plane turned to land in Langkowi, turned off the systems to try and stop the fire. In the process of restarting them/landing they lose consciousness and the autopilot stays on the same heading until the plane is fuel deprived.
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I really like the explanation but it doesn't explain why the communications systems were working when they were signing off with ATC, and then didn't tell anyone that they had to divert to an airport.
You'd think that before they pull the breakers to cut off power to electrical systems, they'd have sent out a distress call to let people know that they were doing this.
Also, with so many fire/smoke detectors in every single part of the plane, some warning would've shown up and it would've been communicated with the ground before it would catastrophically fail.
Someone more knowledgable than me though should comment on how feasible it is for an undetected fire to wipe out communications.
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03-18-2014, 11:18 AM
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#800
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Originally Posted by MillerTime GFG
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Yeah, like three posts ago.
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