MH370 scenario...

[peter]

Its a total lack of attention to which forum posts like this need to be put into.. even a quick comment mods move it to the appropriate forum would ease somewhat.. Scott has his hand's full but it really does need sorting out..

[PinecastleAAF]

Good grief, it's bad enough watching the msm discuss this subject. Bravo wix!

[Digger]

Hi all

I can, to a certain degree, see why some people would want this moved to another topic, but I guess its a matter of perspective.

For example, some of the Australia aircraft are indeed Warbirds having served in Somalia, East Timor, both Gulf Wars and a few other places.

For me, what I am getting out of this is the "what if" factor. When looking for missing aircraft, say high in the mountains of PNG, aircraft are not always where
eyewitnesses claim them to be, the CIB area and the Hump would be the same. So from this perspective, the modern day use of satellite imagery, sonar interpretations etc can all be great learning points for warbird research and recoveries. Yes, sadly it relates to a commercial airliner with many missing people
but the processes in analysing, theorising and operational application's is just as important too and related too the issues of Warbirds and the exchange of Information as it is to the actual recovery of this particular aircraft.

I think Lady Be Good is yet another good example to refer too, and the Sahara P-40, how many aircraft are still missing simply because researchers have not considered all the factors.

OK LBG was lost, it was a different time etc but my point is the procedures and practices being employed now in this 'commercial' situation are transferable to Warbird research and recoveries.

[over/out]

Quote: "Chuck ( running for cover...)"

[marine air]

There's actually an argument that this topic does pertain to warbirds and vintage aviation aircraft. Studying this modern mystery may shed light on how the LBG or the recent P-40 went missing, It may offer clues as to what happened with Amelia Earhart's Lockheed, the TBM's in the Bermuda Triangle, and so many other MIA's and missing aircraft.
They might find other aircraft missing for decades while looking for this aircraft. You know several countries are studying satellite and other imagery for any trace of downed aircraft.

[Digger]

Dare I say it, but in a conversation with some Search and Rescue friends last night, this story of the missing "Commercial" airliner came up.

Someone commented that "If we'd only kept those flying boats from the war years they could land near the debris and we'd have answers in hours"

This was in response to some more debris being observed in the water.

I thought that was a fair comment, perhaps not some of the old war planes but surely there must be seaplanes capable of getting in for a closer look?

[wasone]

All these TV experts who have never flown a Boeing aircraft telling everyone what happened. The answer is short and simple, the f/o went down to the FMC and typed in MH370 and hit "DELETE".

[The Inspector]

No one seems to recall that Lousiana Congressman Hale Boggs and Alaska Congressman Nick Beggitch have been missing in a chartered 180 in Alaska since 1962 (Boggs is TV correspondent Cokie Roberts dad) the earch for them greatly expanded the topography of the Alaskan interior because of the intense searches.
A PV-1 missing out of Whidbey from 1943 was found on Mt. Baker, about 45 miles East of the field, in 1993 (I believe) when a we had a very long, warm Summer and the snow melted enough.

[bdk]

Well, it looks like some debris has been found and at least there is partial closure for the friends and families of the victims. Hopefully they can find the impact zone in short order to recover the crash recorders to find out what really happened.

The theories that the plane was sitting somewhere on a deserted runway were laughable at best, but you never want to exclude any possibility when brainstorming a solution.