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It's only a little off. Services like Spot [http://findmespot.com/en/ http://findmespot.com/en/] offer satellite tracking with updates every 5 minutes while mov
by cornellwright 11y ago
It's only a little off. Services like Spot [http://findmespot.com/en/ http://findmespot.com/en/] offer satellite tracking with updates every 5 minutes while moving for $100 for equipment and $100/year for service. Spot doesn't quite cover the whole world, but Delorme InReach does [http://www.inreachdelorme.com/ http://www.inreachdelorme.com/] for like $250 for equipment and $150 per year.
Given how easily available this technology is to anyone with a credit card, it's hard to understand how a $250M airliner doesn't have something similar.
- hga 11y agoThe "$250M airliner" has the equipment, the issue is that Malaysia Airlines didn't pay for the service, no doubt they didn't imagine really needing it.
- Shivetya 11y agoWell when the person who ultimate trust is placed in violates that trust it isn't something many consider there any viable counters too. GermanWings suffered a loss from what likely was a similar reason, the difference being that this pilot didn't send the plane into the sea. I am not sure there is a viable means to guard against suicidal pilots except to speed up the acceptance of full automation
- CamperBob2 11y agoI am not sure there is a viable means to guard against suicidal pilots except to speed up the acceptance of full automation Sorry, Dave, I don't think that will guarantee perfect safety either.