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Technology to auto takeoff and land has existed for decades, my employer converted a single engine piston airplane to do so quite a few years ago (with NASA funding). But it doesn't yet have the capability to deal with the incredible number of variables, both known and unknown, that a pilot can. |
My Occum's Razor(ish) explanation - works for me:
Pilot attended a trial of his hero, a Muslim leader, who Pilot felt was wrongly convicted Pilot input (not plane) is usually to blame per most of those in the know here Pilot boarded the plane right after the trial Pilot input needed to disable comms Pilot was a Muslim with a grudge Pilot made no mayday calls Copilot not skilled enough - therefore - Muslim pilot is a suicide terrorist! (Seems like dejavu all over again) |
My best GUESS from early on has not changed.
Pilot sees co-plot leave the cockpit to go to the head. Pilot locks the cockpit door. Pilot put on O2 mask and depressurizes airplane. Everyone else is dead in short order. Pilot flies into one of the most remote part of the planet. Pilot has second thoughts about suicide and can't fly it into the ocean. He knows he can't go back with a planeload of dead people so he flies until the fuel is gone and rides it into the ocean, or he kills himself and there is no one left to fly the plane. There are many things that may forever be a mystery. His motivation to make it a total mystery and not announce to the world his motivation is at the top of my mystery list. |
To tell the world, he'd need a microphone. His mic only went to ATC or MAS. And MAS is beholden to Malay government. Malay government appears inept, and maybe corrupt. It will be interesting to hear the CVR, if we ever get to.
But I think it's hard to discount that he had just come from that trial. And if you look at the history of that sodomy accusation and the number of times he was found guilty and not-guilty, it seems like it would have been quite maddening! |
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The controllers would have awakened everyone in their chain of command and no doubt every controlling agency along and around the intended route of flight. I guarantee every controller on earth has a emergency procedures binder an arms length away for just this exact scenario. It won't explain the why of this event, but it will help with the rest: What was done by the air traffic control organization? |
Hope I didn't miss a post about this, but I have read that the capt's wife and kids moved out of their house the day before the flight (they were separated but living under the same roof), that he was having relationship problem with girlfriend, and that a close friend of his said that he was not in mental shape to fly that day for the reasons mentioned. Devastated by wifey moving out and might have gone for a final "joy ride." Food for thought, or comment.
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Now, all that being said, it is the one theory that can account for all the unusual circumstances in this incident and do so in the simplest possible way. As information has been withdrawn or changed because of reliability, pilot suicide is the only one that can withstand the appearance of new data, to date. Here's the ringer--if wreckage is never found, there can never be a determination of a mechanical cause. Unless the flight data recorder is recovered and the data show a malfunction of some sort, a mechanical cause cannot be supported. Since there is no evidence of an outside person or group hijacking the plane, that only leaves one theory that is the simplest, pilot suicide. I'm afraid that's what this whole incident will be hung on. I'm prepared for years to pass with no physical evidence of cause and the pilot will be the defacto villain. I hope I'm wrong. |
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That being said, I would rather take my chances that I would have someone closer to Sully's abilities up front than a computer. Glen, I don't think he ever donned a mask either. Program the computer to fly south after you lock the door and depressurize. If suicide is indeed what happened. |
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Since conjecture is free, here's my scenario.
Pilot mad at government, wants to fly the plane into the Petronas towers or other landmark to make a point. After co-Pilot makes the hand off from Malay control, he steps out to take a leak. When he comes back, he notices the flipped breakers before the pilot is able to incapacitate him. A struggle ensues. Pilot kills/disables the co-pilot, depressurizes the plane and kills everyone else. But he is wounded in this process/does not mask correctly/etc. and the plane flies on the last designated course until it runs out of fuel. I'm unconvinced that a bad cascade of mechanical problems prevented any communication. The sequence of turning off the breakers to me means something nefarious was in play. |
I think the wino has it right. Makes sense.
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Here is another take. My wife's sister in HK just sent this to her. Someone (?) is reporting that the flight was hijacked with a demand for the release of political prisoners in Malaysia. The Malaysian govt was negotiating with them, and the CIA and Boeing knew. Hence the reason for the 5 hours of flight. At some point the CIA and Boeing didn't want to risk the reputation of Boeing/US interests so data was leaked about the longer flight time shifting blame away from them. Demands weren't met, plane eventually crashes.
I'm not seeing anything on western outlets about this. While a bit conspiracy theory for me, it does fit much of the data. Not clear if the hijack was the pilot or someone else. Don't know that I'm buying this. Don't shoot me...I'm just spreading more rumors I hear... |
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I'm surprised that Amelia Earhart hasn't entered the picture yet.......the aliens have her too, somewhere near Diago Garcia I heard.:rolleyes: |
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Yep, this is probably the best speculative match to the very limited information we have. Transponders and com were most likely intentionally disabled or there would have been a distress call. The 1st Officer probably noted that his Captain was in a state of high anxiety and when the plane rolled into a turn mid-flight he thought WTH?? The plane was probably set to autopilot during the battle for control and just continued on that southerly course til the tanks ran dry. It's still filled with unknowns but somewhat better than alien abduction. |
Nothing is off the table until they find wreckage, right?
Let's go all the way out on the edge... aliens is off the edge, so this is about as far as you can go and still be a terrestrial theory... Check out these two conspiracy theories on Veterans Today... and do not hesitate to read the comments sections, as they are just as scary/fun: NEO – Flight 370: Another US Conspiracy? | Veterans Today FLT 370 – A Little Bit of Prestidigitation | Veterans Today |
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Has anyone here ever changed a flight because of the model of plane covering the route? I can't tell a 777 from a city bus. |
Every morning I hear that another debris field has been sighted by satellite and the ususal photos from space provided. Ooooops, "all surface vessels were turned around again today due to terrible sea conditions", always seems to follow. Yet, sophisicated spy satellites can get a shot of a guy smoking a cigerette on the ground. What gives? No aerial photographs of ANY debris to date. You would think at a minimum that one of the search aircraft guided to the satellite locations to include taking in all drifit co-ordinates could get a snapshot of any floating debris to calm the world already! NOTHING. NADA.....
Yet we continue to get bombarded with "debris sighted" reports. I am becomming more convinced that we will never know the truth. It will go into the "who killed Kennedy" column and simply fade away as other news dominates the airwaves and diverts our attention. |
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