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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
Plausible. But what event could 100% disable the communications system on the airplane while still allowing it to fly for AT LEAST another 1:20? Remember that it's a modern 777 with three VHF radios, two HF radios, satellite phone, and satellite datalink. It also likely had satellite internet access. These systems would be isolated for safety and redundancy so that one incident couldn't take them all out.
I agree completely, and I can offer no clue as to the event or events. That is the only thing that makes me still lean toward a human intervention. I can't offer any insights to a cause of the failures but there are some possible insights as to where the plane may be and why it may be there.
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