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Malaysian airline and ATSB reject MH370 pilot hijack theory

• Ean Higgins
  
• The Australian
  
• 12:00AM August 10, 2016
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ROB
Posted August 9, 2016 at 12:44 PM
@Wasir Rozlan

Very nice resume of the situation, as you see it. However, that’s not how I would interpret the evidence. I’m not buying the inexplicable shit theory for one moment. I don’t think anyone would relish getting on a plane, with inexplicable shit waiting just off stage, ready to jump out and ruin their day.

One doesn’t need to invoke inexplicable shit to account for this.

To me, the only thing thst’s inexplicable is the behaviour of the ATSB. Imagine being the laughing stock of your professional peers around the globe. Imagine having to explain away the physical evidence of a hydrodynamically wrecked flaperon trailing edge, a similarly damaged outboard flap as the consequence of a steep, 15,000 to 25,000fps descent and impact.

If Boeing have actually signed up to this, then there must have been a serious amount of arm twisting behind the scenes. I don’t believe a word of it.

Will be interesting to see what the ICAO make of it, but I wouldn't be surprised if they had already been knobbled, into the bargain.

The real decider was the cold, deep and remote SIO. Who would want to waste any more time and money in searching it? Especially with no agreement likely on where to look next. Z will ultimately be judged the winner, the passenger and crew of MH370 and their NOK, the loosers.

Update: Hood & Foley PR campaign continues on NZ radio

Title
The search for flight MH370

Total Time 23:56



http://auntypru.com/wp-content/uploads/2...70-048.mp3

Well done Kathryn for compiling the most comprehensive Q & A sessions of the ATSB, and in particular Peter Foley, that I think there has ever been in the last 2 years. IMO if nothing else this is a positive sign that under Hoody the ATSB are going to be more transparent & open. This is something that under Dolan would never have happened.

 Other points confirmed from this interview are:

1) The ATSB/DSTO analysis of the 00:19 BFO data, which points to a between 12-20000 fpm ROD, is a new analysis. However there is no indication why the DSTG/ATSB now believe this data to be reliable?

2) The Pemba Island Flap analysis could be pivotal to proving the 'controlled glide' scenario but not necessarily rule out the pilot did it; or 3rd party hijack scenario.

3) The ATSB is still not entertaining (the IG & others) possibility of a more Northerly search on the 7th arc.  

Need to go back over this interview recording as there is a lot to absorb but I am starting to think the Hoody backed ATSB MH370 PR exercise is a positive sign. It could be that the ATSB is trying to recover some of the damage inflicted to their credibility through Dolan's obsessive secret squirrel control of anything related to MH370; or indeed any other high profile investigations ...

An interesting interview.

One little bit jumped out and hit me fair and square in the face..........

Rite near the end, at 22 minutes 13 seconds, Foley says:
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"We're doing a bunch of enhanced grid modelling, we're doing ah additional work with marine growth on the ah-um on that flaperon in particular, it was, it is important, it was the first arriver in La Reunion."
</Quote>

The drift modelling within CSIRO (and other places) is ongoing, as we know. Nothing new.

But this bit piqued my interest:  
"we're doing ah additional work with marine growth on the ah-um on that flaperon in particular".

Perhaps the French are assisting the ATSB (covertly, with a hint or two, or three, perhaps,  behind the scenes), or did he "mis-speak", and the "denials" and "corrections" will come "thick and fast" in an hour or two ?

It will be interesting to see if Ben Sandilands picks up on that, and if he does, what he may (or may not) say about it.

P2, I agree, we need to replay this many times. We need a full transcript. Can you find one ?

"V" unlike the ABC AM/World Today/PM the Radio NZ program doesn't appear to have a transcript attached:

The search for flight MH370
 
From Nine To Noon, Wednesday 10 August 2016

Listen duration 23′ :56″


Listen
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Greg Hood, and the Bureau's MH370 search programme Director, Peter Foley. A decision on whether to continue the two year long search for the missing aircraft will be made soon, once the painstaking grid search of the 120 thousand square km search area in the Indian Ocean is completed

MTF...P2