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That's also the first thing I think about. The disappearance of MH370 and the inability to find it combined with sea floor mapping always makes me wonder. I've

That's also the first thing I think about. The disappearance of MH370 and the inability to find it combined with sea floor mapping always makes me wonder. I've always fantasized about the idea of autonomous seafloor mapping drones.

jmyeet 4y ago
It's really a testament to just how large the ocean is. Remember there's more than twice as much sea than land and we lose things on land too. Things on land might not be under 3 miles of water that takes expensive, specialized equipment in remote locations to actually reach. I do hope for a resolution for MH370 one day but we know the bullet points: it was a deliberate action by the pilot (and/or the co-pilot) to depressurize the plane, run it out into the ocean and (most likely) make a "soft" landing after which it would fill with water and sink. There's alot of evidence for this and no other proposed scenario fits the evidence.
- EMM_386 4y ago
  > I do hope for a resolution for MH370 one day but we know the bullet points: it was a deliberate action by the pilot (and/or the co-pilot) to depressurize the plane, run it out into the ocean and (most likely) make a "soft" landing after which it would fill with water and sink. There's alot of evidence for this and no other proposed scenario fits the evidence. I'm a certified commercial pilot and I'm researched this incident extensively. That's the most plausible conclusion that I can come to. The precise turning to attempt to evade radar at the start (even the military radars) must have meant extremely precise planning at the start. There are a lot of other cockpit maneuveurs and flip switching you'd have to go to during this phase but I won't get into that. You can depressurize it at altitude to kill the passengers and then put it into the furthest reaches of the ocean. It's a very sad situation all around but I can't find any facts that would point to other alternatives.
  - jl6 4y ago
    What’s the reason we think it attempted a “soft” landing? I always imagined that our inability to find the thing was suggestive of a high speed impact that disintegrated the plane.
    - EMM_386 4y ago
      That part is debatable, nobody knows. Since it was likely on autopilot, it would behave in certain predictable ways. If it was being hand flown once it ran out of fuel, who knows.
      - mysterypie 4y ago
        > Since it was likely on autopilot Why do you think that's likely? Because it was a long flight (to wherever it crashed), and pilots tend to use autopilot on long flights? Or is there some other reason? Would the pilot be able to breathe at the altitude he was flying at? I presume he wouldn't have enough emergency oxygen for the entire time it takes to get to the presumed crash area. Given the debris that has washed up on various coastlines, would you assume it was a soft landing or hard crash? What's your take on theory that the plane had a fire and the pilot maneuvered the plane to a high altitude to snuff out the fire, then away from populated areas, then he himself passed away and the plane drifted on its deep ocean course until it crashed?
        jl6 4y ago
        > What's your take on theory that the plane had a fire and the pilot maneuvered the plane to a high altitude to snuff out the fire, then away from populated areas, then he himself passed away and the plane drifted on its deep ocean course until it crashed? Seems busted: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26640114.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26640114.amp

jmyeet 4y ago

It's really a testament to just how large the ocean is. Remember there's more than twice as much sea than land and we lose things on land too. Things on land might not be under 3 miles of water that takes expensive, specialized equipment in remote locations to actually reach. I do hope for a resolution for MH370 one day but we know the bullet points: it was a deliberate action by the pilot (and/or the co-pilot) to depressurize the plane, run it out into the ocean and (most likely) make a "soft" landing after which it would fill with water and sink. There's alot of evidence for this and no other proposed scenario fits the evidence.

EMM_386 4y ago
> I do hope for a resolution for MH370 one day but we know the bullet points: it was a deliberate action by the pilot (and/or the co-pilot) to depressurize the plane, run it out into the ocean and (most likely) make a "soft" landing after which it would fill with water and sink. There's alot of evidence for this and no other proposed scenario fits the evidence. I'm a certified commercial pilot and I'm researched this incident extensively. That's the most plausible conclusion that I can come to. The precise turning to attempt to evade radar at the start (even the military radars) must have meant extremely precise planning at the start. There are a lot of other cockpit maneuveurs and flip switching you'd have to go to during this phase but I won't get into that. You can depressurize it at altitude to kill the passengers and then put it into the furthest reaches of the ocean. It's a very sad situation all around but I can't find any facts that would point to other alternatives.
- jl6 4y ago
  What’s the reason we think it attempted a “soft” landing? I always imagined that our inability to find the thing was suggestive of a high speed impact that disintegrated the plane.
  - EMM_386 4y ago
    That part is debatable, nobody knows. Since it was likely on autopilot, it would behave in certain predictable ways. If it was being hand flown once it ran out of fuel, who knows.
    - mysterypie 4y ago
      > Since it was likely on autopilot Why do you think that's likely? Because it was a long flight (to wherever it crashed), and pilots tend to use autopilot on long flights? Or is there some other reason? Would the pilot be able to breathe at the altitude he was flying at? I presume he wouldn't have enough emergency oxygen for the entire time it takes to get to the presumed crash area. Given the debris that has washed up on various coastlines, would you assume it was a soft landing or hard crash? What's your take on theory that the plane had a fire and the pilot maneuvered the plane to a high altitude to snuff out the fire, then away from populated areas, then he himself passed away and the plane drifted on its deep ocean course until it crashed?
      - jl6 4y ago
        > What's your take on theory that the plane had a fire and the pilot maneuvered the plane to a high altitude to snuff out the fire, then away from populated areas, then he himself passed away and the plane drifted on its deep ocean course until it crashed? Seems busted: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26640114.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26640114.amp