[FLYGEEZER]

The chain of events in equipment shutdown ...IFF/SIF (transponder) , ACARS, VHF/UHF, and what ever else, had to be accomplished by a person that was more than intimate about the "internals" of the 777-200 let alone be able to fly the thing and make course changes. This mornings news mentioned alttitude down to 20,000 ft. up to 40,000 ft I don't know how this was determined but, if true, was this to first reduce cabin pressure differental to allow some one to turn the cabin auto control to manual & open the outflow valve or shut down an A/C pack, then climb to 40 grand .......and "put the passengers to sleep" While the crew was on the mask @ 100% I know,,,OMG !!!! That plus the fact that the 777 flew on for up to 7 hours.

I'm thinkin they are going to find some of these answers in the search of the pilots homes. The Captain has a 777 FTD (simulator..visual no motion) in his house? I've was at this game all my adult life. I've got almost 17,000 hrs flt time & another 3500 + in some kinda simulator and have been around pilots & flight engineers a long time and NEVER did I run into anybody that had any kind of flt simulator in their house! Was this guy ate up or was he using this thing for something other than "sharpening his skills" ? The only person I know that does have a very nice FTD in his home is retired attorney and a hobby flyer only. Think about this.. If flying is your full time job, having a simulator to fly would be like a bus driver taking a road trip in his car on a day off. Christ, I hope I'm wrong.......This thing ain't good.