At least one of them — which I tagged “hack & Done” — probably doesn’t sound as far-fetched today as they did a year ago. (The original post is reprised below)
Why?
Because sources have reported that:
Here’s the scoop …
Archive for the ‘Airplanes’ Category
MH370: Remember my favorite conspiracy theories?
May 18, 2015MH370: My favorite conspiracy theories ….
March 31, 2014Below is an interesting infographic from Engineering and Technology Magazine listing the array of likely causes:
- Catastrophic structural failure
- Bad weather
- Engine failure
- Hijack
- Terror attack
- Pilot suicide
Guess what?
The list doesn’t include either of my 2 favorites ….
Re: MH370 … as Hillary would say “What difference does it make?”
March 24, 2014We’re going into our 3rd week of of wall-to-wall news coverage of the the disappearance of the Malaysian 777.
Yesterday, I saw a “news alert” announcing that the cabin radio transcripts revealed nothing … English translation: no news to report.
And, I got a peak of a Chinese satellite photo of a “possible object” floating around in the Indian Ocean.
Question: Any idea how much garbage is floating around in the oceans?
Answer: Tons.
I understand that news outlets are keeping the real-time stream of newsless news up because there’s a market for it — their audiences are eating it up
Except for the passengers friends and families, I don’t get it.
Here’s what has me most perplexed ….
Fugetaboutit: “Turn off all electronic equipment”
June 21, 2013According to the WSJ …
The FAA is going to relax rules for electronic “gadgets” used in flight … allowing them to be used at low altitudes … sometimes even during take-off and landing.
Unfortunately, the change won’t apply to cellphones which will still restricted to high altitudes use.
Here are some details …
Ouch: Dreamliners grounded … lithium battery concerns.
January 17, 2013According to Reuters …
The FAA has grounded Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner passenger jets while battery-related problems are investigated.
The plane has been plagued by recent electrical problems – raising concerns over its use of lithium-ion batteries.
Engineers and regulators are making checks – primarily to the plane’s batteries and complex electronics systems.
Here’s my take on the situation ….
The Homa Files 