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I just ploughed my way through the accident report for Helios 552 and it clearly states that the cabin crewmember who finally got into the cockpit more than 2 hours after the oxygen masks in the cabin deployed did so...
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David L commented on
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plausible but I'm not convinced of the accuracy. It wasn't all THAT accurate. But it did let them know when it as headed toward the sat, tangent to the range arc, and away from the sat. That gives a fairly narrow path assuming they were not zig zagging. And by narrow I mean multiple miles wide path....
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Greg. Tingey commented on
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This just gets wierder Final Ping to satellite detected I suppose, as is now usual, INMARSAT will have to go public with the data, because the gross incompetents in Malaysia still don't seem to get the message?...
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Greg. Tingey commented on
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Conspiracy theory time Probably, it's actually just yet another demonstration of the gross incompetence of the Malaysian "authorities". They all too claerly haven't leanrt yet about public information in the information age. Pathetic. There has also been a reminder of a similar event 37 years ago .......
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Andreas Vox commented on
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Conspiracy theory time When isn't? ;-) But I'm not surprised that some of the stuff is sealed: we already know that military doesn't like to give radar data away, and airport security recordings would need to be protected for privacy reasons (and/or security reasons - you don't want everyone to know exactly what is recorded by airport security when and where and how). Similar might be true for flight traffic transcripts, although I think the MH370 relevant parts should be released....
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Greg. Tingey commented on
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Oh dear... Anwar Ibrahim has spoken out Shit-hits-fan time methinks. ...he had personally authorised the installation of “one of the most sophisticated radar” systems in the world, based near the South China Sea and covering Malaysia’s mainland and east and west coastlines, when he was the country’s finance minister in 1994. and He knew the pilot, personally & has called for ... an international commitee to take over the Malaysian-led operation, because the "integrity of the whole nation is at stake" Should stir the pot, just a little?...
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