MH370 A different point of view. Pulau Langkawi 13,000 runway.

Google+ ^ | March 14, 2014 | Chris Goodfellow

[norcal joe]

Nevermind. I thought you were saying the Swiss Air pilots were relaying messages about the Malaysian Air flight. I then re-read the original posting.

[Leroy S. Mort]

If they pulled the busses the plane indeed would go silent. It was probably a serious event and they simply were occupied with controlling the plane and trying to fight the fire. Aviate, Navigate and lastly communicate.

[motor_racer]

Sorry, but the pilot calmly communicated “Goodnight” AFTER the transponders were switched off.

[Uncle Chip]

So then how did it fly for 6 more hours???

[Leroy S. Mort]

Sorry, but the pilot calmly communicated “Goodnight” AFTER the transponders were switched off.

See post #20.

[okie01]

That would explain the seemingly credible letter written by an oil rig worker who thought he saw a plane in flames overhead.

But only if they had turned right, instead of left.

[Leroy S. Mort]

So then how did it fly for 6 more hours???

Full load of fuel. Crew incapacitated by smoke?

[Trot]

You'd think that someone would have texted or made a phone call, unless they were overcome by smoke. One report which I've not heard repeated is that the manifest showed there was a cargo of lithium batteries in the hold. If they burned, everyone may have been overcome by smoke, and such a fire would likely have destroyed essential electrical system elements. What do you think?

[xeno]

This also might explain reports that the airplane went over 40,000 ft where there is less oxygen for the fire.

[okie01]

The sequence, I recall, was a.) transponder off, b.) hard left turn (executed under computer control, not pilot intervention) and c.) "Alright, good night", signing off as the flight left Malaysian ATC airspace.

This sequence doesn't correspond to Goodfellow's theory.

[Uncle Chip]

But in order for the plane’s last ping to have been along that arc, the pilot would have had to made several course corrections at several subsequent times.

AND officials are now saying that the first flight correction was programmed into the computer.

[Leroy S. Mort]

This sequence doesn't correspond to Goodfellow's theory.

Again, see post 20.

[Psalm 73]

"Diversion?"

Look where I want you to look, not where I don't want you to look.
Sure, could be a smaller part of something else entirely.

[Tzfat]

You'd think that someone would have texted or made a phone call, unless they were overcome by smoke

Try this next time you fly. Wait about 5 minutes after take off. Switch on your phone. No signal. It won't come on again until you are about 5 minutes from landing. Essentially, there is no current means for phones to work above 4000 feet. Now, move over the South China sea... even sea level there would not be any phone service.

[Leroy S. Mort]

AND officials are now saying that the first flight correction was programmed into the computer.

His theory:

What I think happened is that they were overcome by smoke and the plane just continued on the heading probably on George (autopilot) until either fuel exhaustion or fire destroyed the control surfaces and it crashed

[exit82]

If the hard left turn was done under computer intervention, rather than pilot input, and it certainly was not in the flight plan to Beijing, then that makes a stronger argument for someone loading in new waypoints to the plane’s navigational system.

[jimjohn]

Mind you again, this is only a guess (we’re all speculating here) that I distress signal could have been sent out even without the pilot saying anything.

AND/OR

If the pilot has turned to the nearest airport, I’m thinking he’s on the mic immediately calling down to that runway looking for a clearing and calling for fire equipment on the ground.

Then again, if the fire spread quickly and fried the comms, it’s all moot.

[CivilWarBrewing]

The climb to 40,000+ feet points to two things, and two things only; either to kill the passengers or extinguish a fire.. ACARS could’ve been turned off without ever having to turn the knob off.. It could’ve happened electrically due to fire. If the wires are compromised it doesn’t matter what position the switches or knobs are in. The electrical system could’ve also gone haywire and communications cut right after the ‘alright, good night’ message.

[Uncle Chip]

Any theory that relies upon a statement by a Malaysian official is not worth even considering.

[hoosiermama]

Looking at a graphic on another thread they would have had to turn right again after the left to he airport in order to be located on he satalitte arc