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MH370's various raging debates ("piloted vs not", "fast/straight vs slow/curved", "South vs [spoof+North]", "Fugro vs other") all distract - perhaps intentionally - from what are, to me, much more important lines of inquiry:

1) Why does the actual physical evidence (Indonesian radar, surface debris, deep-sea debris, acoustic sensors) counter-indicate the Inmarsat data?

2) Why does all CLAIMED supporting physical evidence (primary radar, "flew faster", "co-pilot's mobile phone", acoustic ping fiasco, LANL acoustic analysis, flaperon) fail basic sniff tests?

3) Why did the US delay 4 days before publishing its Inmarsat-indicated path - and why did it take 2 more months before the log data supporting it was released (as a redacted pdf)?

4) Why are search officials refusing to address glaring contradictions between key decisions taken, and what their own published data supports?

5) If officials in France and the US are sitting on data (flaperon buoyancy tests and pilot's flight sim paths, respectively) which could narrow the search zone - as has been reported by high-ranking journalists - then why has this data not been shared with search directors?

If - I stress, IF - we are witnessing a cover-up of MH370's true fate, then manufactured debates aimed at cementing the public perception that "it definitely flew to the middle of nowhere, but we can't agree on exactly where, so that's why we can't find it" would make perfect sense.

Top post Brock & excellent questions on MH370 search veracity, when you put it that way it is obvious that from the get-go there was nothing kosher about this whole tragic mystery..   Cover-up?? I'm more inclined to believe cock-up over cover-up...

By the by for those interested from Senate Estimates:

Heff's Choc frog award.

 For those not familiar, a while back now Heff (legend) read out to the committee a spiteful, conceited, unsigned little note whining about being kept waiting for a turn to speak.  It clearly offended Heff, for many old school reasons and the writer of that missive was put on notice.

P2 - Also see HERE

This time around, a long ATSB wait outside preceded a very short short time inside. On entry the majority of the committee barely acknowledged the existence of team ATSB, a couple of soft questions were lobbed in for forms sake, and ATSB was dismissed, four short minutes later.

Four minutes, 30 seconds was all the time pay-back took; if you don’t count the preceding hours, hanging about outside.  NX had a couple of soft questions, the rest of the committee pretty well ignored Beaker and Co.  Why?  You may well ask, everyone watching found out, right at the end.  As Dolan beat a very hasty retreat, heading for the exit at warp speed, Heff pipes up, with impeccable timing,  “Sorry for the delay Mr Dolan; please don’t send me a nasty note”.   (Paraphrased e&oe)

It was elegant in it’s simplicity, artful in execution and was the last thing Beaker heard as he left the building; hopefully, for the last time.  

Classic Bill.  Bravo and thank you for a big smile.... ...

Here is the comment, also note (turn up the volume) the exchange between Sterle & Xenophon on MH370 search tender cock-up; & I believe a mention of a future Inquiry...  

MTF...P2