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ossiblue ossiblue is offline
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Originally Posted by Holger View Post
But then it would be very "easy" to find.
How so?

Last I heard, the left turn was programmed into the on board computer. No information as to if a destination was indicated. Plane flying on autopilot for seven hours in an unknown direction would not be easily found. Last "ping" put it in the arcs that cover a huge area.
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