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Flatwoods
Sorry if this is a silly question but, is it remotely possible that the pilot simply got lost? My theory is not based on any specialized knowledge of aircraft or flight software, just simple human nature. Consider this: people occasionally get lost in the woods. Now when such a situation arises, common advice tells us that the lost person should stay put and call for help. But often this is NOT WHAT HAPPENS. In many cases, the lost person will try and locate the path in hope of reaching their destination so no one will ever know they were so stupid as to get lost in the first place. In failing to find the correct path, they make additional navigational changes and eventually get so far from the trail that they panic, and run.
Apply this to an airline pilot who makes a navigational error. Such a situation might be a career-ending mistake, so it's conceivable the pilot may avoid radioing for help and try to get back on course as soon as possible, in hopes of landing at the correct destination, just a little bit late. There's just one problem with this: the transponder, ACARS, data recorder, and maybe even the basic navigation equipment will give away the pilot's navigation error, so the pilot may want to turn those things off....
DistantThunder
I think a shoot-down enroute to Petronas T0wer seems...as likely as anything.
Does anyone have an infographic on that?
Nearly $35,000 has been mysteriously withdrawn from four bank accounts belonging to victims of the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 that vanished more than five months ago, according to local reports.
The transactions are believed to have occurred sometime in July, long after all 227 passengers and 12 crew members disappeared during that fateful March 8 flight, The Straits Times reported.
The bank, said to be in Kuala Lumpur but not specifically named, first noticed the withdrawals on July 18, according to Kuala Lumpur's Senior Deputy Police Commissioner Tajuddin Md Isa.
originally posted by: Timely
a reply to: daaskapital
I just heard on a radio news update that $35,000 has gone missing from 4 bank accounts -
belonging to passengers on the missing MH 370 flight.
The money went missing 1 month ago - Police are investigating ...
The plot thickens !
originally posted by: LukeDAP
originally posted by: Timely
The money went missing 1 month ago - Police are investigating ...
The plot thickens !
What even? That's so weird.
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
I just find the fact this news is coming from US reports interesting and that they said it was possibly to be used for something
Sounds like they're not yet telling all they know or think might be the case