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Ex Dame Pansi

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Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:19pm

This is bad news, very bad news.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to Beijing with 239 on board missing

A SEARCH and rescue operation is underway for a commercial flight that has lost contact with air traffic control
The Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 3.40am (AEST).
“The flight was carrying 227 passengers (including two infants), 12 crew members,” the airline said in a statement.
“Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft.”
The passengers were from 13 different nationalities.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-to-b...

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Reply #1 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:23pm

Not again! Offshore maintenance and training for Qantas now so we can all be equal in Asia...

Boeing 777.. Boeing 777 - lessee now - in the files somewhere....

Yep - engine potential troubles.. fly-by-wire and computer control (let the pilots fly the damned thing with a little help!)... potential Islamic terror (not really, but..).. hmmm...

Nope - I prefer a plane that I can get my hands on..... fly by the feel in my skinny ass if I need to.... damn - these things you don't even know you are inverted - seems to cut out your inner ear or something...

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26460 Australia	Re: Flight missing Reply #2 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:26pm Erk! There not much water there - if they disappeared over land someone shoulda seen something. What about the aircraft control? SOB
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80330 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Flight missing Reply #3 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:28pm Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:26pm: Erk! There not much water there - if they disappeared over land someone shoulda seen something. What about the aircraft control? SOB Yeah - 90% chance of being down over land....
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Re: Flight missing
Reply #4 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:43pm

It must have come down somewhere in Vietnam, 2 1/2 hours into the flight form KL when they lost contact.

Tony Abbott said two days ago that we need to send our Qantas planes to Malaysia for maintenance. Let's hope it wasn't a maintenance issue or he'll have even more egg on his face.

There's a terrorist cell in the south of Malaysia, but it's far too early to speculate though.

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Reply #5 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:45pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:43pm:

It must have come down somewhere in Vietnam, 2 1/2 hours into the flight form KL when they lost contact.

Tony Abbott said two days ago that we need to send our Qantas planes to Malaysia for maintenance. Let's hope it wasn't a maintenance issue or he'll have even more egg on his face.

There's a terrorist cell in the south of Malaysia, but it's far too early to speculate though.

And yet you do.

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Flight missing Reply #6 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:52pm Planes have been known to crash before. You know you've been reading too much internet when you start thinking that every plane crash must be connected to some sinister terrorist conspiracy.
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Re: Flight missing
Reply #7 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:01pm

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:45pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:43pm:

It must have come down somewhere in Vietnam, 2 1/2 hours into the flight form KL when they lost contact.

Tony Abbott said two days ago that we need to send our Qantas planes to Malaysia for maintenance. Let's hope it wasn't a maintenance issue or he'll have even more egg on his face.

There's a terrorist cell in the south of Malaysia, but it's far too early to speculate though.

And yet you do.

Wow, people can't talk now cos sargeant fascist tryhard just clocked on Cheesy

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Re: Flight missing
Reply #8 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:06pm

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:45pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:43pm:

It must have come down somewhere in Vietnam, 2 1/2 hours into the flight form KL when they lost contact.

Tony Abbott said two days ago that we need to send our Qantas planes to Malaysia for maintenance. Let's hope it wasn't a maintenance issue or he'll have even more egg on his face.

There's a terrorist cell in the south of Malaysia, but it's far too early to speculate though.

And yet you do.

Someone doesn't know what speculate means. Just saying MAL have been hijacked before.

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Reply #9 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:09pm

... wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:52pm:

Planes have been known to crash before.

You know you've been reading too much internet when you start thinking that every plane crash must be connected to some sinister terrorist conspiracy.

Not really, but it's always a possibility.

We are fighting a war on terror you know, obviously you didn't join up honky.

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Flight missing Reply #10 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:18pm All terrorists are forgiven unconditionally. namaste.
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Reply #11 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:19pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:06pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:45pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 8^th, 2014 at 12:43pm:

It must have come down somewhere in Vietnam, 2 1/2 hours into the flight form KL when they lost contact.

Tony Abbott said two days ago that we need to send our Qantas planes to Malaysia for maintenance. Let's hope it wasn't a maintenance issue or he'll have even more egg on his face.

There's a terrorist cell in the south of Malaysia, but it's far too early to speculate though.

And yet you do.

Someone doesn't know what speculate means. Just saying MAL have been hijacked before.

spec·u·late
[spek-yuh-leyt] Show IPA

verb (used without object), spec·u·lat·ed, spec·u·lat·ing.
1.
to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).

2.
to indulge in conjectural thought.

3.
to engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, especially to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit.

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Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin speculātus, past participle of speculārī to watch over, explore, reconnoiter, derivative of specula watch tower, noun derivative of specere to look, regard; see -ate1

Related forms
o·ver·spec·u·late, verb (used without object), o·ver·spec·u·lat·ed, o·ver·spec·u·lat·ing.

pre·spec·u·late, verb (used without object), pre·spec·u·lat·ed, pre·spec·u·lat·ing.

un·spec·u·lat·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. think, reflect, cogitate. 2. conjecture, guess, surmise, suppose, theorize.

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Re: Flight missing
Reply #12 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:20pm

Whoa, bruvvas an' sistahs! I only mentioned it as a possibility - I lean more toward cockpit issues and disputation between pilots and computers - again... but so far no real idea. could be anything including fuel issues and it's not unknown for different countries to load 7000 pounds of fuel instead of 7000 kgs...... nobody knows yet.

Let's wait on the reports...

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Winston Smith Gold Member Offline Ministry of Truth Posts: 1549 Oceania Gender:	Re: Flight missing Reply #13 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:23pm Whatever happened, I'd say a sudden and major malfunction was part of it.
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80330 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Flight missing Reply #14 - Mar 8^th, 2014 at 1:24pm http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS370 The Midnight Special KL to Beijing.. you'd expect some report of a crash on land already..... flames tend to give some sort of an idea....
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