re: Official Thread: Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Are you an amateur radio operator?

In a previous career, but I'm in graduate school now.

You make no sense relative to this plane.

The Avherald LINK that somebody (sorry, I forgot the poster) linked to is interesting. A mix of people commenting.

I hadn't thought of the Payne Stewart (or,as this is, at its core, an LSU site - Bo Rein) scenario:

I have not been in all ~70 pages of this thread, so forgive me if I rehash old material - it would go like:

1. Problem that affects avionics, including passive communication (I know - that's unlikely, but not impossible).

2. Crew turns back (seems consistent with the course change)

3. Knowing they're out of comms, they get out of the busy altitudes to avoid other traffic

4. Loss of pressure (slow or fast, related to the problem with avionics/power/comms) causes the crew to lose consciousness before they can complete the checklist and execute an emergency landing.

5. Plane continues on autopilot.

With a range of 7,700 miles or so - albeit less at much lower altitude (and assuming a full load of fuel, despite a scheduled flight distance of less than 3,000 miles), that could put everything from Hawaii, to Europe and many places in Africa (And all of Asia/Australia) within range - plus, if we assume a, generally west or southwest heading - the Indian Ocean, where the plane would have expended its fuel, approximately 10 to 12 hours after takeoff.

New conspiracy theory: terrorists on board communicated to the ground that they were in control. With the plane heading toward Dubai, the UAE requested that India shoot it down fearing another 9/11 on the worlds most extravagant stage.

In all seriousness, this thing probably crashed where nobody has thought to look yet.

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I hadn't thought of the Payne Stewart (or,as this is, at its core, an LSU site - Bo Rein) scenario:

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Yea most had dismissed this when the perception was the plane was still heading north.

If it was heading SW to the Indian Ocean...don't think there's much out there to track it's location.

I'll take the Aliens odds. I'm a gambler.

Plus, I'll double downby betting on a Will Smith appearance regarding the rescue efforts , and the movement to thwart subseqent complete invasion.

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Its on record from the airline to have 7.5 hours of fuel left at time of last contact.

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That keeps Africa, Europe and Sydney in range - barely. But, still all of Asia. I think it unlikely it would have crashed on the Asian mainland undetected (and detected prior to that), but the Indian Ocean is a distinct possibility - and I don't think it will be found - anytime soon - if it is the "Payne Stewart" scenario - just because of the variables - would both engines have run dry within minutes of each other? How low of an altitude was the autopilot set?

I originally laughed at the Amelia Earhart reference, but, it could be close.