[Kharon]

Ben Sandilands: - “This matrix of events and possibilities is the main reason why I have no coherent theory as to what happened to MH370 that I’d be prepared to defend.

There are too many uncertainties, and too high a risk of unknown factors, including some which may have been suppressed by the authorities, who didn’t seem to give a damn on the night the flight disappeared. (There is something really weird about the unresponsiveness of the airline and the authorities to the disappearance of a 777 FFS!)

I am disappointed but ought not be surprised by the current broader discussion (way wider than it is here) where basically it has became a slanging match between the supporters of various theories, all backed up by incomplete or totally missing data as the case may be.”

Fred: - “It is not, therefore, unreasonable to assume that in a serious emergency the crew would have initiated a turn back towards Penang rather than Kuala Lumpur. They might well have programmed the Flight Management Computer (FMC) accordingly before becoming incapacitated. The aircraft’s final track would ultimately depend on what was entered into the FMC.”

The voices of calm thought and reasonable doubt expressed rationally.  Ventus 45, Brock and several are others quite happy to present a ‘scenario’, back it up with logic and data for discussion – all the while acknowledging that there is scant ‘evidence’ to work with and any attempt beyond the ‘known’ facts is speculative – at best.  The “I’m right” crowd are just feeding a mindless media machine with their ego driven, often inaccurate theories.  I, for one completely agree with Ben

Ben Sandilands: - "I am disappointed but ought not be surprised by the current broader discussion (way wider than it is here) where basically it has became a slanging match between the supporters of various theories, all backed up by incomplete or totally missing data as the case may be."

Choc frog for Ben – Tim Tam for Fred….

P2 – “I wait with interest for Simon's reply & for his math on the shortening of the 7th Arc radius.”

Me too mate, ....  ....me too!

Toot toot.