Malaysia Airlines Flight Goes Missing En Route to China

mugwump

ronb wroteI trust the Oxford Dicitonary and it says; sceptical ADJECTIVE Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations: the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals

mugwump

ronb wroteI trust the Oxford Dicitonary and it says; sceptical ADJECTIVE Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations:I thought dictionaries state things, but apparently yours speaks. This is an English source, not an American source. Now try my computer capabilities. That is quite vulnerable. the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals

SamD

mugwump wroteThen learn how to spell skeptical.

Good grief, I am being lectured on English by somebody from..... Seattle! Properly educated people all know that Yanks can't spell so I'll forgive you.

SquarePeg

ronb wroteI trust the Oxford Dicitonary and it says; sceptical ADJECTIVE Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations: the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals

Oxford Dictionary (North American version) skeptical Synonyms of skeptical in English: ADJECTIVE 'she was wisely skeptical about his get-rich-quick scheme' dubious, doubtful, taking something with a pinch of salt, doubting; cynical, distrustful, mistrustful, suspicious, disbelieving, unconvinced, incredulous, scoffing; pessimistic, defeatist [ANTONYMS] certain, convinced .... not to be pedantic ....:icon_eek:

mugwump

Is nothing sacred! How did you get the American Edition?

Markit

America and England - 2 countries separated by a [U]common[/U] language.

mugwump

Markit wroteAmerica and England - 2 countries separated by a [U]common[/U] language.

Thanks G.B. Shaw

Markit

Was that G.B. Shaw? Wasn't claiming authorship only convenience and perhaps timing. The internet is a terrible thing in the hands of pedants.

davita

If anyone is still interested in the MH370 accident here is a summary of recent events. A priority area of 60,000 sq kms is currently 1/4 searched. There are 3 ships searching and a fourth, with better equipment, arrives soon. The serious mapping and priority search began in October but was hampered by bad weather. Better weather is forecast to last until May, so accelerated searching should be expected for the remainder of the search. The Australian/Malaysian Gov'ts are jointly funding the search and nearly US$100 million has, so far, been committed. The opinion is the A/C is at 4000 metres under the water and, because there is little oxygen at that level, the A/C should be preserved in good condition although probably covered in silt.

Rangi

davita

Tomorrow morning is the first anniversary of the tragic loss of MH370 and 239 people. CNN have a very interesting special on the event which I'm sure will be repeated. Although they are careful about blame they certainly look accusingly at the ineptitude of the Malaysian Government. Although there is no further evidence my post #62 of HOW has some plausibility...but not WHY. CNN experts and a B777 Malaysian pilot all say it most probably was flown by a human. There are still 4 ships rotating the search area but they'll have to suspend operations by May 2015 due to weather.

davita

Gurkha wroteYou mean the bits of the aircraft don't you?

I don't have a clue what you mean...are you trying to be funny or stupid!

Markit

I thought this article from the Beeb was enlightening, particularly the captains explanation of how he would fly around the island so that he could actually see his home from the cockpit (why is it called a cockpit?). If one accepts the premiss of suicide then the next question is why go to all that effort? But I doubt that all questions will or can ever be answered failing the availability of a survivor. BBC News - Flight MH370: Could it have been suicide?

Rangi

davita

Just trying to point out that when a plane hits water, the impact will break up the plane, ergo, it is no longer a plane per se but bits of a plane! Just trying to be a know-it-all, like my bosom buddy and lifelong friend, Merkin.

Ok Gurkha...you were serious with a touch of irony....that's fine by me.:icon_e_biggrin: All the experts in the aviation world and over US$100 million has not come to the same conclusion...this incident is unprecedented and why it needs to be answered. There are over 1000 Boeng 777 flying around almost daily...it's important to know it's safe...and no-one yet has established it is or isn't. The only thing that comes to mind is 'The Miracle of the Hudson' when Capt Sully ditched an Airbus A320 on the river off New Jersey.....intact....although it was later scrapped. If it belonged to a local airline I wouldn't be so sure about the scrapping.:distant: link: US Airways Flight 1549 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Markit

davita wroteedit: markit...is it possible that pilot you refer in your link to the BBC read my post#62......which I posted in April 2014

I'm sure he did Davita - it's a well known FACT that most of the western world follow the Balipod closely for the edgy/prescient and futuristic content of your posts. :icon_e_biggrin:

davita

I thought this article from the Beeb was enlightening, particularly the captains explanation of how he would fly around the island so that he could actually see his home from the cockpit (why is it called a cockpit?). If one accepts the premiss of suicide then the next question is why go to all that effort? But I doubt that all questions will or can ever be answered failing the availability of a survivor. BBC News - Flight MH370: Could it have been suicide?

If they find the A/C, and the Flight Data and Voice Recorders, they may get enough information from them to establish, at least, the condition of the A/C. Most aviators refer it as the Flight Deck...'cockpit' comes from the maritime tradition as does port/starboard and many other sayings. A cockpit is where a sailor controls his boat. edit: markit...is it possible that pilot you refer in your link to the BBC read my post#62......which I posted in April 2014

matsaleh

This article from GQ.com is a "one-year on" look at the disappearance of MH370. If you have the patience to read all three pages, it convincingly dispels most of the conspiracy theories and suggests some possible and plausible explanations for the disappearance of the aircraft. The writer seems to have done his homework and I found it interesting reading. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Tracing the Mysterious Path to Disappearance

Markit

A bit of a long-winded "we still don't know" I thought... Even after eliminating all other options (Occam's Razor) the remaining "stuff up" is still unexplained. How could the plane have gotten so far with so little trace or notice being taken of it and why and how would it have kept on flying?

davita

A bit of a long-winded "we still don't know" I thought... Even after eliminating all other options (Occam's Razor) the remaining "stuff up" is still unexplained. How could the plane have gotten so far with so little trace or notice being taken of it and why and how would it have kept on flying?

The article was written by an Irishman...:lemo: Thanks to Matsaleh's GQ I've been able to see the second article where it explains, in detail, how the ladies like to be shafted on a table...complete with naked breast pictures. Why 'internet positif' doesn't get one of its thousands of low paid observers in the dungeon of the religious police in Java to block that astounds me...but good Heh! Check this out...in 1999 Payne Stewart (well known golfer) and his mates and crew all died of oxygen starvation on a Learjet. The A/C flew for about 4 hours on autopilot before running out of fuel and crashing in South Dakota....1999 South Dakota Learjet crash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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