Note how the Malaysian transport minister always comes to the defense of Captain Shah:
Reports in the Malaysian newspaper the New Straits Times claim that the plane’s co-pilot, Fariq Abdul Hamid, tried to use his mobile phone while the plane was in the air. This has fuelled speculation that captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah hijacked his own plane after tricking Hamid into leaving the cockpit.
However, Malaysian acting transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein has denied the claims, and said: “If this did happen, we would have known about it earlier.”
earlier??? earlier than what??? when and how would you have known??? would that be after the plane descended from 45,000ft with everyone dead ??? or after it failed to land in China??? What an idiot —
There were 200 other cell phones on that flight. The investigators need to find out how many of those other 200 other cell phones connected with that tower on Penang like the co-pilot’s did.
But first they need to fire the transport minister —
So what would happen if the pilot locked the copilot out of the cockpit? Copilot comes back and can’t open the door. He gets the rest of the crew involved. They pound on the door, and try to talk to the pilot over the intercom. Sooner or later the passengers in first class are going to know something is haywire. Why is the copilot the only one who tries to use a phone? Wouldn’t everyone at that point? Also, a copilot would know that trying to force the cockpit door would trigger the AH system. Especially one just certified for the 777. He would be kicking that door like his life depended on it. And, if by chance he didn’t know about the AH, the head stew would definitely know. But apparently the door wasn’t forced because the AH system didn’t engage.
I just don’t buy the crazed pilot theory.