Couldn’t pull up the article.....what did he say?
The timeline indicates that the incident occurred just as the changeover was supposed to happen from Greek air traffic control to Egypt ATC. That’s the same as what happened with the lost MAS370 flight. That’s another hint the pilot(s) did it.
Gotta hear the tapes of this conversation before I can believe it - direct contradiction to earlier reports by the Egyptians.....
Pretty sure that descending 20,000 feet in two minutes is not SOP for clearing smoke.
Supposed last communication from pilot.
But just as with the Malaysian plane, this isn't how communications end, at least not here in the US. As soon as one signs off with one controller, an immediate attempt is made to contact the next controller in line. But this appears not to have occurred with this plane or the Malaysian plane.
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M6 quotes some French aviation official that the pilot was in contact with Cairo and relays concern of smoke in parts of the plane.
Other officials contradict that and claim there was no distress call from the plane.
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Another thread showed up yesterday that indicated the pilot was basically saying good-bye to friends and family before the flight.
If this appears to be a pilot-suicide-murders situation, would M6 use a made-up story of plane distress/smoke to deflect?
M6 says the pilot-Cairo conversation lasted several minutes. Cairo air traffic control denies it.
Then, there was the claim of airplane parts, luggage, etc., hours after the flight disappeared. That later was said to be incorrect. The next day, a oil slick, luggage, etc., was discovered in another area. Those where claimed to be from this aircraft.
Early reports said the pilot did talk with Greek air control, but never talked to Egypt air control after the ‘hand off’ when the plane entered Egyptian airspace.