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Originally Posted by ossiblue
Here's something I'd like to know, if it's even possible.
It appears the ground knew of the turn program because it was reported by ACARS sometime before 1:07. I would like to know the records of previous take-offs to Bejing, with the same pilot or co-pilot, to see if a similar turn had been programmed into the computer during the same times. If so, it would tend to support the idea that it was a common "plan B" route by one or both of the pilots and the most recent programming was not alarming.
Don't know if those records are kept, but it would be interesting.
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On "The Aviationist" web site he mentions the turn to 40* was done on the previous flight as well at the same spot.
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