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Climb to FL450 could have been an intentional climb and vent in the event of an out-of-control in-cabin/flight deck fire. -or- a fight for control of the flight deck. From there... ? maybe it didn't work so well... or Flight Deck O2 was non-functional. Gosh - who knows?

We say some funny things.... myself included, but I cannot see anybody in any sort of power position in Pakistan being complicit in a scenario involving a 777 nuclear or biological weap. terr***st att*ck. (insert alphabet soup text crawl here). There is zero upside... and every downside. No...

I'm guessing we've covered this... but: If the plane was hijacked, and if the intelligence community was certain of that... and they had some idea of location, wouldn't they be letting the official search... and especially the media remain completely in the dark? If it was hijacked (doubt...

Except.... that you would have to get that piece of electronic kit onboard with you. I'm sure with planning that it could be disguised as a laptop or whatever... but it would probably take a good bit of power... especially to run over time.

as far as real-time tracking from an "offline source" in the aircraft. I am guessing that this episode is the tipping point. Implementation will being after lobbying attempts to block it fail,... and the price of admission will bump up a bit.

That is a wonderful possibility. It is accepted.. and even the most probably cause. It is not; however, definitive,... As far as comparisons: This airliner... its mission and Fossett's joyride have a massively different scope of responsibility and oversight.

That would be quite the episdoe of "Airplane Repo".

so... poor planning or poor knowledg of physics dooms a hijack attempt... they never make the intended destination, ditch... lost and way off course, sink... and those behind the "attack" "close the book" so as not to broadcast a failure? Obviously I'm bored...whatever it is... I hate it for...

loss of pressuraization with massive failure of safety systems? ... aircraft's data/safety system out to lunch & oxygen deprived pilots?

Not sure I would buy it .... but: Could comeone have scud run a 777-200 at 100-200 feet over the ocean to some off-the-grid strip in SE Asia? Has anyone said anything about anyone on board having received pilot training?

Video Wonder if there will be a reaction from the masses? -glad no one was hurt.... and ... GoPro seems to have the durability thing figured out!

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ignorance asking: in that scenario, you can't increase or "make up" for the lost lift of the damaged wing, so wouldn't you need to work to reduce lift on the whole wing? It most likely would have a dedicated aileron to help. - it would make for a fast descent.... but level. what would you...

^^^ This. cost of skin repair/paint > cost of gopro. edit: ok, and cost of lawsuit > cost of aircraft. I am officially humbled into knowing less than I did 5 minutes ago. thank you, POA.

Sounds a bit like someone has accrued debt on a 421 - maybe with upgrades, and is pricing membership according to the debt instead of the value. ??

also, they could walk the edge of confrontation while taking steps to devalue the dollar over time. that would effectively take us out of the fight in all phases.

It's the aircraft. She is a vessel (or "he" if you are a female or just more progressive), and we tend to personify our ships - be they aquatic or aeronautic. The ship (more or less) gives us the gift of lift, and we have traditionally given it the respect of a lovely companion. Use what...

Re: Don't know if I should continue or finish sport pilot training or prepare for lif FWIW: I still don't have my ticket, and I am not young anymore. BUT.... having pursued my "dreams" in other ways when I was younger, I can say: Set yourself up for saving more money than you spend. Get a...