Mystery Malaysia flight may have been hundreds of miles off course (CNN Breaking)

CNN ^ | 3-11-2014 | Michael Pearson and Jethro Mullen

[tcrlaf]

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was hundreds of miles off course, traveling in the opposite direction from its original destination and had stopped sending identifying transponder codes before it disappeared, a senior Malaysian Air Force official told CNN Tuesday.

If correct, these are ominous signs that could call into question whether someone in the cockpit might have deliberately steered the plane away from its intended destination, a former U.S. aviation investigator said.

"This kind of deviation in course is simply inexplicable," said Paul Goelz, former managing director of the National Transportation Safety Board.

(snip) The Malaysian Air Force lost track of the plane over Pulau Perak, a tiny island in the Straits of Malacca -- many hundreds of miles from the usual flight path for aircraft traveling between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, the official said.

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Headline Only ... No Text ... Malaysia government warns hunt for missing plane ‘could take months’

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An Editorial By Dr Tan Eng Bee, Kajang, Selangor ... http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/missing-flight-mh370-get-a-good-communicator-1.508244

[Mr. Jeeves]

Malaysia government warns hunt for missing plane ‘could take months’

Malaysia government warns concocting a plausible cover story for missing plane ‘could take months’

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25201-malaysian-plane-sent-out-engine-data-before-vanishing.html#.UyAzfUJ_tOh

[no-to-illegals]

I have no idea what is going on yet (I may never know) and have no theory. Finding little to nothing today regarding updates.

[CivilWarBrewing]

In the terrorist mind, seeking as deep water as possible would be a high priority. Dense jungle too, but crash landing in a pin point jungle region or island would be a long shot at 2 in the morning. I would suggest a deep water region as a high probability for searching.

Landing the aircraft is possible, but the resources to pull that off undetected are slim to none.

[cardinal4]

I’m surprised, too, at the lack of news..

[CivilWarBrewing]

There’s so many possibilities.. Missile strike or downing by a Malaysian F/A-18 pilot.. This one’s a real puzzle. The Malaysian gov’t seems to have willfully mislead search parties, and I think that’s a clue. A cover-up of something..

[GOPJ]

I re-posted the link.. glad you liked it.

[CivilWarBrewing]

"All right, Good night"

"Okay, roger. Good day"

"All right, roger that"

The media can't even get this right.

[no-to-illegals]

Still am wondering how elaborate that flight simulator in the pilot’s home was ...

[steve86]

Evidently you’re the one without common sense. We already know the aircraft deviated from its flight path and flew an extended time — plenty of time to im over satellite wifi connection if available and working.

[crazycatlady]

Yes, they have been changing their MOs over the years.

[MarMema]

I am not surprised as I think they know more than they are saying and are trying to downplay the news about it now.

[sodpoodle]

Our culture of “women and children first” has been turned inside out by these savages. They put their women and children on the front line because they use our sense of military honor against us.

The War on Terror has two opposing armies. Good vs. Evil, as in Scripture.

[US_MilitaryRules]

I rest my case. Still a lot of if’s. I believe the plane was lost/gone as soon as the transponder quit.

PS. I have been a pilot for 28 years.

[no-to-illegals]

Tastes like Heaven, Burns like Hell! Mmmmmm. What is it?

Cinnamon flavored whiskey?

[chessplayer]

Just heard on the news they are saying the story of the plane being hundreds of miles off course may be wrong.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Not related to this thread.

Yes, Fireball!

[HOYA97]

China is claiming to have found the wreckage via CNN