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gut
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Apr 5, 2014 6:39pm
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.
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Apr 5, 2014 6:48pm
we were just waiting on you to report it since you pretty much did that with everything else in this threadgut;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.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 6, 2014 8:41pm
The Chinks have no fkn idea what they're doing and this "pinging" will be another dead end - bank on it.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Apr 6, 2014 9:12pm
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.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 6, 2014 9:42pm
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.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 7, 2014 10:51am
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 .
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 .
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 7, 2014 11:13am
It didn't vanish into thin air. It vanished into the ocean. Given the vastness of the ocean, this isn't embarrassing.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.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Apr 7, 2014 11:24am
That the plane supposedly flew for 7 hours in the opposite direction after turning off course without anyone noticing is embarrassing.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.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 7, 2014 11:34am
you all may have discussed it alreayd but now they are saying it flew around indonesia as to probably not go in their airspace.reclegend22;1601980 wrote:That the plane supposedly flew for 7 hours in the opposite direction after turning off course without anyone noticing is embarrassing.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Apr 7, 2014 11:38am
So, terrorists, as long as you fly around a country, you can steal a jumbo jet and fly it pretty much wherever you want.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.
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.
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 7, 2014 11:39am
Because there's thousands of airplanes in the air at any given time.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?
http://www.flightradar24.com/50.21,94.08/2
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Apr 7, 2014 11:43am
So because there's a lot, losing track of one is somehow okay?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
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 7, 2014 12:02pm
It's not "okay" but it shouldn't shock anyone that one fell off if the radar. No pun intendedSportsAndLady;1601992 wrote:So because there's a lot, losing track of one is somehow okay?
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Apr 7, 2014 12:08pm
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.
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.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 7, 2014 12:19pm
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.
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Manhattan Buckeye
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Apr 7, 2014 12:30pm
Malaysia isn't third world, not by any stretch of the imagination.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 7, 2014 12:42pm
Anyplace that has open air markets with monkeys running around is third world.Manhattan Buckeye;1602019 wrote:Malaysia isn't third world, not by any stretch of the imagination.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Apr 7, 2014 12:45pm
That would make the US third world, at least in some cities.Tiernan;1602020 wrote:Anyplace that has open air markets with monkeys running around is third world.
Devils Advocate
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Apr 7, 2014 12:58pm
Kansas for sure.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 7, 2014 1:28pm
Please enlighten us Mr. I've Been Everywhere...where in the US do monkeys roam free in the streets?Manhattan Buckeye;1602021 wrote:That would make the US third world, at least in some cities.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 7, 2014 1:29pm
Try DC.Tiernan;1602020 wrote:Anyplace that has open air markets with monkeys running around is third world.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Apr 7, 2014 1:30pm
Reps
-edit, I was going to say Eugene, Oregon
-edit, I was going to say Eugene, Oregon
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 7, 2014 1:50pm
That's Racist!sleeper;1602052 wrote:Try DC.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Apr 7, 2014 7:20pm
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.
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.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 7, 2014 7:41pm
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
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