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I guess no one in this thread has mentioned yet that the Chinese picked-up a ping? Likely the black box, but a number of things can produce a false positive. Given the way everything has gone, I'm going with the latter.
Apr 5, 2014 6:39pm
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gut;1601340 wrote:I guess no one in this thread has mentioned yet that the Chinese picked-up a ping? Likely the black box, but a number of things can produce a false positive. Given the way everything has gone, I'm going with the latter.
we were just waiting on you to report it since you pretty much did that with everything else in this thread
Apr 5, 2014 6:48pm
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Tiernan

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The Chinks have no fkn idea what they're doing and this "pinging" will be another dead end - bank on it.
Apr 6, 2014 8:41pm
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That the biggest plane in the world can vanish into thin air in 2014 is an embarrassment to the entire aviation community. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars of cutting edge technology on board, a jumbo jet can apparently still get lost and go missing. It's a baffling thought.
Apr 6, 2014 9:12pm
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Tiernan

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Every once in awhile the Universe likes to remind us that we are very infinitesimal beings taking up an extremely minute spot in its vastness. This is one of those times...chuckle and move on.
Apr 6, 2014 9:42pm
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This will most def change the aviation world forever.

There will be much more tracking of planes and done so in a way that no one can turn it off.

I had wondereda bout that after 9/11 when they turned off the transpondres. I was surprised there werent GPS on them .
Apr 7, 2014 10:51am
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reclegend22;1601852 wrote:That the biggest plane in the world can vanish into thin air in 2014 is an embarrassment to the entire aviation community.
It didn't vanish into thin air. It vanished into the ocean. Given the vastness of the ocean, this isn't embarrassing.
Apr 7, 2014 11:13am
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dlazz;1601972 wrote:It didn't vanish into thin air. It vanished into the ocean. Given the vastness of the ocean, this isn't embarrassing.
That the plane supposedly flew for 7 hours in the opposite direction after turning off course without anyone noticing is embarrassing.
Apr 7, 2014 11:24am
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reclegend22;1601980 wrote:That the plane supposedly flew for 7 hours in the opposite direction after turning off course without anyone noticing is embarrassing.
you all may have discussed it alreayd but now they are saying it flew around indonesia as to probably not go in their airspace.
Apr 7, 2014 11:34am
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thavoice;1601981 wrote:you all may have discussed it alreayd but now they are saying it flew around indonesia as to probably not go in their airspace.
So, terrorists, as long as you fly around a country, you can steal a jumbo jet and fly it pretty much wherever you want.

Does that sound ridiculous to anyone else? Again, with hundreds of millions of dollars of state-of-the-art technology on board, how can the biggest plane in the world just disappear and fly seven hours in the opposite direction of its intended destination without anyone noticing? The fact that a transponder can just be flipped off is crazy.
Apr 7, 2014 11:38am
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MontyBrunswick

reclegend22;1601985 wrote:Again, with hundreds of millions of dollars of state-of-the-art technology on board, how can the biggest plane in the world just disappear and fly seven hours in the opposite direction of its intended destination without anyone noticing?
Because there's thousands of airplanes in the air at any given time.

http://www.flightradar24.com/50.21,94.08/2
Apr 7, 2014 11:39am
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dlazz;1601989 wrote:Because there's thousands of airplanes in the air at any given time.

http://www.flightradar24.com/50.21,94.08/2
So because there's a lot, losing track of one is somehow okay?
Apr 7, 2014 11:43am
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MontyBrunswick

SportsAndLady;1601992 wrote:So because there's a lot, losing track of one is somehow okay?
It's not "okay" but it shouldn't shock anyone that one fell off if the radar. No pun intended
Apr 7, 2014 12:02pm
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So where was Malaysia when Flight 370 flew over Malaysia a second time after turning around over the south Chinese sea? (At this point, it would have been an unmarked plane, which should create some concern).

As soon as it was apparent that the plane had significantly deviated flight paths (i.e. turned the fuck around), attention should have been paid.
Apr 7, 2014 12:08pm
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Tiernan

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No matter how PC you wanna think you are...Malaysia is still a third world shit hole and their technical diligence would not be what you would find in the US or Europe or probably even Russia. This could easily happen again in Africa, SE Asia, India or any of the 'Stans.
Apr 7, 2014 12:19pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Malaysia isn't third world, not by any stretch of the imagination.
Apr 7, 2014 12:30pm
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Tiernan

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Manhattan Buckeye;1602019 wrote:Malaysia isn't third world, not by any stretch of the imagination.
Anyplace that has open air markets with monkeys running around is third world.
Apr 7, 2014 12:42pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Tiernan;1602020 wrote:Anyplace that has open air markets with monkeys running around is third world.
That would make the US third world, at least in some cities.
Apr 7, 2014 12:45pm
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Kansas for sure.
Apr 7, 2014 12:58pm
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Tiernan

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Manhattan Buckeye;1602021 wrote:That would make the US third world, at least in some cities.
Please enlighten us Mr. I've Been Everywhere...where in the US do monkeys roam free in the streets?
Apr 7, 2014 1:28pm
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Tiernan;1602020 wrote:Anyplace that has open air markets with monkeys running around is third world.
Try DC.
Apr 7, 2014 1:29pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Reps

-edit, I was going to say Eugene, Oregon
Apr 7, 2014 1:30pm
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Tiernan

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sleeper;1602052 wrote:Try DC.
That's Racist!
Apr 7, 2014 1:50pm
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Breaking News: "Optimism fading."

Experts say the pinging the Chinese heard was likely dolphins. No further pings have been heard since the Chinese reported them over the weekend.

Might be time to bring back in Bill Nye The Science Guy. Lol at the Chinese trying to finish in first place in this search.
Apr 7, 2014 7:20pm
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gut

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You're a little behind....Australians with US tech already found two different pings yesterday, hearing one for up to 2 hours and then 15 minutes on the return sweep.

Completely different area than where the Chinese were. I doubt it's true, but someone said there was a rumor the Chinese had a black box on board and it might have gotten splashed and started pinging
Apr 7, 2014 7:41pm