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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ended in the Southern Indian Ocean
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DrForester
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Yeah it would have landed hours ago if that report was true. There's no way there would not be confirmation by now.
Just heard the same. Still holding out hope until an official report comes in though.
iamvin22
Industry Verified
I won't lie commercial planes scare the shit out of me, though I'd like to fly a fighter jet.
I think it's technically possible to build a plane with openable lower half that would release passengers on seats with parachutes with individual timer to minimize risk of collision with other chutes. Though the cost would be monstrous and human life probably calculates for less in airlines. "What's easier to make - plane or a man?"
when i worked at united i asked an engineer about this. he said yes its possible but they fill each domestic flight with usps mail and that the parachute vest weigh to much....so profit over saving lives.
Just imagine the first time such a thing malfunctioned and dropped people out of a plane at 35,000 feet.
iAmMaximus
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This is terrifying. Hope to hear good news from this.
lastplayed
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Shit man, I hope they're ok but it's not looking good. I've been on Malaysian Airlines a few times too. Sure it's statistically safer than driving but there's always a chance and when your time's up it's up. It can happen to any airline, any modern plane, any circumstance, it's horrible. But having said that planes don't just fall out of the sky for no reason. Most of the time it's due to more than one factor, be it human error or mechanical failure or a combination of both.
I've been on dozens of long haul flights in my life and although I'm mostly fine with it it's always in the back of my head. Is it my time? Is this the "one" that's going to end it? I actually look around at all the passengers and try not to imagine all their faces and stories on the news or in one of those Air Crash Investigation programs. It's weird lol.
I've been on dozens of long haul flights in my life and although I'm mostly fine with it it's always in the back of my head. Is it my time? Is this the "one" that's going to end it? I actually look around at all the passengers and try not to imagine all their faces and stories on the news or in one of those Air Crash Investigation programs. It's weird lol.
I mean, I don't want to go back to the stats, but you're more likely to be struck by lighting.
iamvin22
Industry Verified
true.
whats going on with that msnbc flight path image? ive never seen a flight path going straight. have any of you GAF?
Some additional information on The Aviation Herald for those interested:
Also, see this comment:
Details of the previous incident: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=147571
Also, see this comment:
Details of the previous incident: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=147571
Don't really want to add on to the discussion. But I was hit by a drunk driver while driving down the highway. He jumped the divider out of no where, and I had zero time to react. It happened all in an instant, I didn't even know what hit me. I was very close to death, but got lucky. This happened when I was around 17. I've also had friends who have been killed in car accidents. I've never known a single person to die in an airplane.
So yeah, I think there is a sense of false perception of control when driving. Maybe in certain circumstances you can react. But yeah. The stats don't lie.
I don't know if there are strong rules or not, but wouldn't the plain be immediately completely checked and fixed after something like that?
They were probably in a hurry to get out a graphic and didn't have time to make a more accurate image.
criesofthepast
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The last time I flew was a day after Air France 447. Everyone on that plane was tense as fuck. I always seem to fly shortly after major plane crashes.
condompickle
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this is horrible. god bless the families.
lastplayed
Member
Planes get hit by lightning too lol.
But so what? The statistics of getting hit by lightning, being in a car crash or slipping on a banana peel doesn't actually concern me when I'm going through turbulence so bad it feels like the plane is about to come apart.
sweetvar26
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I hope this ends well but doesn't look like it.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Wow. They still haven't found where it might be? Is it possible it was hijacked or something?
criesofthepast
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Is hijacking even possible anymore though? Arent the cockpit doors bullet proof?
Hope the best. If not hopefully it was quick. I am not sure if I'd go mad or peaceful. When I fly I just tell myself that there is nothing I can do to try and stay calm.
Shouldn't there be a contingency or vicinity to check. Why not scramble jets out to a rogue or missing flight?
Shouldn't there be a contingency or vicinity to check. Why not scramble jets out to a rogue or missing flight?
lastplayed
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Planes "disappear" from contact all the time, only to reemerge when they approach another air traffic radar. Although that's usually in the middle of oceans, I'm not sure how many areas are like that in SE Asia.
It's not really a thought worth entertaining at all honestly. ATC would have picked em' up at some point.
Turbulence is actually pretty much never a cause of accidents actually. It just gets to me for some reason when people start acting like planes are so terrifying after something like this happens when the chance of it actually happening to you is up there with winning the power ball and there are far far more terrible ways to die that are much more likely.
HalfwayOrb
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id get angry at the losers who fucked up and put me in that situation. not the best feeling to have as you go, but maybe curses can come true?
That was a change in US regulations that don't necessary apply to all airlines.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Doubt it. A lot of my family is working in the airline business here in Malaysia. Apparently it's a havoc everywhere.
lastplayed
Member
Never said it was terrifying, it's just always in the back of my mind. Sorry to have offended you so much.
Yes, definitely. It's obviously complete speculation at this point, but sadly these things happen. One of the deadliest aircraft losses in history was found to be caused by faulty repairs after a previous tail strike.
It is possible. I'm really hoping that or a crash isn't the case however. The latter seems to be increasingly likely though, unfortunately.
They haven't ruled out a terrorist attack, which is a possibility since it didn't have any issues prior to losing contact. Maybe an explosion? What would prevent them from submitting a mayday call when it was at a good altitude of 35,000 feet. If it were to free fall, they would've had a chance to radio something?
You didn't offend me and I can understand it being in the back of your mind but it should be in the back of your mind in the sense that. "I just bought this mega millions ticket, somebody has to win, why not me?"
A terrorist attack is pretty useless if you don't broadcast that there was an attack.
There are quite a bit worse ways to go but yeah, pretty scary.
Fixed2BeBroken
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While this is fucking crazy...and scary too because I had been on literally 10 different planes overseas in the last 2 months.....When I first read the OP...I couldn't help but think.....
I can't be the only one....
I can't be the only one....
iamvin22
Industry Verified
good to hear pilots come on GAF.
back on topic: what would cause a plane, a 777 at that to lose radar ops and atc voice?
damn it's not looking good...
I was actually in the air when I found out about that one.. Couldn't believe they talked about it on an inflight news program.
MichaelFassbender
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MAN this is terrible. Hopefully they got away, but still....what an oversight on the fuel.
I was travelling to New York the day there was the apparent attempt to blow up 10 planes, it was the time the plot involved the liquid explosives, August 2006 if I remember correctly. It was the day the instant ban was put on any liquid being brought on board. Talk about tense after the news just breaking and having to go through airport security which was just ramped up as high as it could go, then having to board that flight, tense as fuck.
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