Malaysia Airlines Flight Goes Missing En Route to China

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Anonymous wrote:It has been 13 days since my life turned upside down; this mystery has wrecked my mind... Has shattered my inner peace.. And have killed at least half my brain cells. If they don't find the darn plane soon I'm going to quit my job .. Auction my kid…. And Head over to hunt this piece of shit myself

Yeah, I think I need a support group. DH thinks I've lost my mind.

Me too. I am completely obsessed. I don't think we are alone. look at how many times this thread has been checked. It couldn't all be from us.

Yes, we need a support group. I am completely obsessed, I feel like my life is on hold until this plane is found

+1. I wake up every morning and check my phone in bed for any breaking news that might have occurred during the night. Mostly I just check this thread since I know you all will keep me updated

I am a new poster but also completely obsessed, my DH is also only marginally interested

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CNN is reporting that the mayalsian govt has given India specific coordinates for a search and India is still deploying assets. Anyone know more on this?

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Wait bill nye was a former Boeing engineer. He is better than some of these other guys on tv

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Possible broken pieces of plane?

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/544084/20140320/malaysian-airlines-missing-flight-mh370-boeing-777.htm#.UypKr0-PJI0

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Anonymous wrote:NP, also obsessed with this story.

Here's one question I have. So we know the new flight plan (turning left, over the Malay peninsula) was programmed into the computer, 12 minutes before they said "good night." Do they only know part of that flight path? It seems like if a new route were programmed in, we should know where it ended, right? This confuses me. Anyone have any insight?

I'm confused on this point as well! Someone with some info or a cite from a news source that actually knows what it's talking about, please weigh in.

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Anonymous wrote:NP, also obsessed with this story.

Here's one question I have. So we know the new flight plan (turning left, over the Malay peninsula) was programmed into the computer, 12 minutes before they said "good night." Do they only know part of that flight path? It seems like if a new route were programmed in, we should know where it ended, right? This confuses me. Anyone have any insight?

I'm confused on this point as well! Someone with some info or a cite from a news source that actually knows what it's talking about, please weigh in.

On the PPRune site, pilots were saying that people are reading way too much into the reprogrammed data. That it is not very meaningful. They said that there are always two routes programmed and that pilots can change those programs anytime. Route 1 is the flight plan from their departure location to their destination - if they want to change Route 1 (weather, or for whatever reason) they are supposed to contact ATC and negotiate that. As for Route 2, this is generally the back up route or diversion route. Although it can also just be a secondary route to the destination. Usually though it is the diversion route. Some airlines have a Route 2 pre-programmed in, other times the pilots choose a pre-programmed Route 2, and other pilots like to program their own Route 2 just before take off or once in the air. One pilot who flies that route says he routinely programs his Route 2 for Penang airport once in the air. He said many pilots have preferences of where they would want to diver to, and in an emergencies options are also displayed. He didn't think anything of the MH370 inputting a Route 2 to another airport or to a waypoint. Once Route 2 is programmed in, it only takes two pushes a button to change to that Route. The only thing the pilot said that was unexpected was that whoever changed the Route info reprogrammed the flight to Langkawi airport rather than Penang. he said there is a hill flying into Langkawi form that direction so you have to fly around and turn and land from the other side, whereas Penang is just a direct approach. If you are going to divert, you want the direct approach. That is what I understood anyways!

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Another timeline
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/535538-malaysian-airlines-mh370-contact-lost-313.html#post8388432

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I am the second poster quoted in 20:55. I have no idea, really.

I've been reading the coverage pretty regularly since it happened. I do not think it was accidental, nor equipment- related.

Too many circumstances point otherwise- the separate shutdown of communications, the planes disappearance right at the border with Vietnam, the new route being programmed in, the plane flying for hours.

I think it was intentional, whether by a pilot or hijackers, not sure. Just my opinion.

You seem well informed, where do you think the plane is? You said you think it is on the ground and the US and other countries are giving false info so they do not to tip off the hijackers. That will be really tough on the families, crushing their hopes, like that. Which country do you think the plane is in?

I don't think that's what I said, nor what I meant. I said (earlier post) IF the US government, and/or other governments do have specific information about its location, they might not want to reveal it for security reasons. If that was the case they may continue to ocean search.

All I feel fairly confident in is that the plane's change was deliberate. I'm not buying any of the rapid depressurization / autopilot for 7 hours / explosion theories. I think too much goes against that.

I have no opinion on whether the plane is actually still intact. I'm leaning towards believing it crashed in the ocean, and at this point hope so, for if not it is in bad hands.

Again- my opinion, I am not asserting any of this as fact. I know someone will jump on this with "well you don't know..." of course I don't.

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Breaking News: Malaysian officials state they can not confirm or deny that MH370 is an airplane.

Just saw that on reddit and it made me laugh

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What's all this about a missing plane?

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http://www.businessinsider.com/malaysia-smoke-in-cockpit-2014-3

Thorough article for those who believe a fire took the plane down.

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CNN just broke with Breaking News that the Australian PM announced that objects that appear to be related to the plane have been seen on satellite imagery. And now they are sending out ships/planes to find this debris.

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Anonymous wrote:CNN just broke with Breaking News that the Australian PM announced that objects that appear to be related to the plane have been seen on satellite imagery. And now they are sending out ships/planes to find this debris.

Go, Aussie, go ... (so proud of my country) ... oh, I hope it turns out to be something related or this could be embarrassing!

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Anonymous wrote:CNN just broke with Breaking News that the Australian PM announced that objects that appear to be related to the plane have been seen on satellite imagery. And now they are sending out ships/planes to find this debris.

Go, Aussie, go ... (so proud of my country) ... oh, I hope it turns out to be something related or this could be embarrassing!

The Chinese made a similar claim in the beginning (thought it was a plane door), but turned out not to be so. Hoping this time, it's the real thing.

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BREAKING NEWS:

Objects found in Indian Ocean could possibly be related to search for Flight 370, Australian PM says, according to Australian media.