Ive been hearing a lot about the theory that perhaps smoke filled the cockpit because of some in flight fire and the pilots died due to smoke inhalation and the plane just kept on flying on the course programmed til it crashed in the Indian Ocean..here is my problem with that “Theory” there have been crashes in the past(I believe Swiss Air that they talked about on CNN) was caused by smoke in the cockpit, here is the difference..the crew CALLED IT IN..here you have NOTHING from the pilot, nothing from the co-pilot..so Im supposed to believe that for whatever reason, when other pilots call in in flight emergencies these two did not. Look what happened over the weekend with the Delta Flight from Orlando to Georgia, half the wing was lost in flight..the pilot called it in, declared an emergency, and was able to return to the airport, he didn’t turn off the transponder, didn’t turn off the ACARS, didn’t fly to 45,000 feet then down to 25,000 then down to 5,000 and up again, he did what he had to do to land the plane..but he called it in!
I believe this plane did land somewhere, either in Pakistan(even though they deny it, yeah they also denied knowing anything about Bin Laden living in Pakistan) so we know the Pakistani’s cannot be trusted..or it could be in Maldives like someone who lives there supposedly saw a low flying plane approaching.until actual wreckage is found I won’t believe this plane crashed
It is possible for a jet to have a catastrophic event and go down without a distress call. It would have to be an explosion or collision of some sort. We know that did not happen here, as the plane clearly flew on for some amount of time/distance after being 'lost' to ATC. We also know that the communications systems were almost certainly disabled purposefully, and in a way that suggests the pilot(s) did it and not a hijacker from amongst the passengers. All the information that we're getting points to a planned, meticulous operation to 'steal' an aircraft, avoid detection and attempt to land at a pre-determined destination. Massive questions remain, obviously. Was the captain acting alone or in concert with an outside group/nation? Was the motive for this political? Was it theft? Was it kidnapping or assassination? Was the plan rational and did it include details beyond simply reaching a destination? Did the plan succeed or fail?
I do not think a northward track towards Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen or even China makes any sense. Those areas are heavy with military radar and there would be a high chance for being spotted and possibly shot down or forced to land. The theory that the plane was taken by someone with the intent of using it as a platform to deliver a bomb strikes me as illogical and unlikely. The plane's disappearance clearly raises too much attention. If that were the plan, I'd think the second stage would've been attempted by now. It would've been a quick turn-around before the massive investigation got underway.
Diego Garcia is interesting to me for these reasons: The plane could get there undetected by anyone except the U.S. Navy with the right flight plan and skill. Assuming the pilot wanted to go there for whatever reason and on his own hook, the U.S. Navy would either have shot it down or forced it to land and immediately quarantined the plane, crew and surviving passengers (if any.) If, for whatever reason, the U.S. Navy wanted MH370 to land there, then its a whole different ballgame and we can speculate on the Freescale Semiconductor employees aboard and all that, but we'll never know. If Diego was the target destination, whether reached or not, it will be very interesting to see what the 'wreckage found' story looks like.
There were reports today about citizens in the Maldives reporting seeing a low-flying jumbo jet over their islands flying a North-Southeast direction. Could be bunk. If true, then the plot thickens. Consult your map of the Indian Ocean. Whatever the heck it is that happened and wherever it is that this plane currently resides, it is one tremendously interesting and scary story. I thought I had a few good airplane stories. I've never seen or heard of anything like this.
An important thing to remember when watching these amazing stories unfold in Ukraine and about this airliner - there is a lot of bad information that gets out in the press. There are a lot of incompetent people in the press and in government, and incompetence often lis mistaken for conspiracy. That said, this is the same government that brought you Fast and Furious, TWA 800, Waco, the bin Laden raid weirdness and subsequent SEAL deaths, Obamacare, the purge of military officers, etc. It is tempting to reflexively wave the flag and believe the best about our military and our government when a crisis emerges. I regretfully must suggest we remember who's running the show now in DC... and whether we trust that lot to tell us the truth and to conduct geopolitical operations or even war with anything close to our best interests in mind. They certainly aren't guided by any logic or morals I recognize.
Sorry, but other depressurization accidents did not call it in either. No distress calls.