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DistantThunder
If the pilot was intending to barter a release, you'd think he'd do so over open comm, just for the publicity & self-security.
The FACT there wasn't any open comm messages leads one to think the pilot had intentions which were surreptitious.
doubletap
The briefing at the Metropark Lido Hotel in Beijing focused on UK satellite analysis which led Malaysia to conclude that flight MH370 ended in south Indian Ocean, off Perth.
markosity1973
reply to post by theworldisnotenough
Quite simply, when all else fails, you go back to 18th century mathematics. This is what they are currently using to define search areas and from what I've just seen on the news, they think they've found it closer to Perth than originally expected.
kathat
No public evidence, then I suggest NOBODY use their AIRLINE EVER GAIN. Put them out of business.
Zaphod58
reply to post by theworldisnotenough
All satellite communications include the unique identifier for the aircraft. That's how the satellite knows which aircraft to send the signal to.
mactaties
Please people,
This is not "Lost"!
Plane crashed and it's missing, because oceans are a vast thing (very difficult for all of you arm chairs net users to realise).
Please respect the victims and families, stick to your soap.
There is people above you taking care!
Skywatcher2011
kathat
No public evidence, then I suggest NOBODY use their AIRLINE EVER GAIN. Put them out of business.
The problem is the Malaysian government...not the airline..
2nd line
Zaphod58
reply to post by theworldisnotenough
The ping was a handshake between the satellite and the aircraft. The normal process is the handshake goes through, then the data is transmitted. All of it has the identifier included.
Malaysia didn't get the satellite data. They chose not to spend the money on it, so the airframe data went to Boeing, and the engine data to Rolls Royce.
The other data is routine to withhold during an investigation.edit on 3/29/2014 by Zaphod58 because: (no reason given)
But since the precise time data appears to have been used in the range calculation, it seems logical to conclude that this information (and potentially the associated frequency offsets as well if these are available, although this was not mentioned in a CNN interview today) must have been recorded.