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Another Plane Missing!!!

madcity411 — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:01:48 GMT

Here we go again. Missing for over eight hours. Airasia flight 8501 So sad.

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circles — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:29:47 GMT

I just turned on CNN about 4am and heard about it...been listening since then...it is very sad...

There is, also, a Ferry on fire...dang I can't remember where...but the fire is ongoing and they are having difficulty getting near it...last I heard they have only been able to get 35 people off....

The people on board that ferry are using their cell phones calling for more help...they are not sure if they should jump into the sea or wait it out....That is very sad, too...

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 18:38:36 GMT

Haven't heard about the ferry. The plane is being covered. I would think that much was learned from the mission triple 7 last March on how to look for a missing plane. Hopefully this one will be found and there won't be any mystery.

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bells4me — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:11:33 GMT

With thousands & thousands of flights every day I am not surprised. A family members plane was delayed 5 hours yesterday because of weather. Then had to circle for 2 hrs to land. I don't fly.

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151949 — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:15:46 GMT

I saw on the internet that they found wreckage of that plane.

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bells4me — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:31:19 GMT

On 12/28/2014 happy housewife said:
I saw on the internet that they found wreckage of that plane.

I have CNN on, how come they don't know that.

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MomOf4 — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:32:37 GMT

On 12/28/2014 happy housewife said:
I saw on the internet that they found wreckage of that plane.

I don't think so. Search has been suspended until daylight due to the weather.

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:41:42 GMT

On 12/28/2014 straitgirl said:
With thousands & thousands of flights every day I am not surprised. A family members plane was delayed 5 hours yesterday because of weather. Then had to circle for 2 hrs to land. I don't fly.

Years ago I was flying back to LA from Hawaii. We circled for 2 hours around Santa Barbara before getting the okay to come on in to land at LAX. The pilot poured it on. Things aren't always just cut and dry in the air or on the airways. Other international flights have delays for whatever reasons and they will get priority to land first if they had a very long distance to arrive, as well as the flights with troubles. For people to believe that things are precisely a perfect schedule and flight is not really dealing with reality. That was when Pan-Am was still in business years ago.

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SydneyH — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:43:03 GMT

No wreckage has been found yet.

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Vamp — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:43:49 GMT

I haven't seen any reports that they found it. To be clear, we are talking about the AirAsia flight 8501 that disappeared over the Java Sea, going from Indonesia to Singapore. Contact was lost 7:24 a.m. local time on Sunday 12/28. The last reports I saw said the search has been halted as night falls.

Prayers for the people on board and their loved ones who must wait for news. I can't imagine going through that.

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:49:25 GMT

Wonder what will actually be released in information about all this. The airline is Malaysian owned and operated so they will probably withhold info to the general public on a lot of things. I don't think the USA has been asked to help yet. We have only been informed.

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LilacTree — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:29:16 GMT

Something is going on in that area. Too many coincidences.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:55:44 GMT

On 12/28/2014 Ford1224 said:
Something is going on in that area. Too many coincidences.

Looks like you have something there Ford1224. I think those concerned want to believe it's just mechanical issues (though they can be disastrous), but there's also other possibilities. I think we will know more as our sun sets here in the west and they get their daylight to check things out.

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croemer — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:07:51 GMT

On 12/28/2014 Love Roses said:
On 12/28/2014 Ford1224 said:
Something is going on in that area. Too many coincidences.

Looks like you have something there Ford1224. I think those concerned want to believe it's just mechanical issues (though they can be disastrous), but there's also other possibilities. I think we will know more as our sun sets here in the west and they get their daylight to check things out.

Not sure I will be taking any flights in that area...in the near future.

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madcity411 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:52:17 GMT

On 12/28/2014 Love Roses said:
On 12/28/2014 Ford1224 said:
Something is going on in that area. Too many coincidences.

Looks like you have something there Ford1224. I think those concerned want to believe it's just mechanical issues (though they can be disastrous), but there's also other possibilities. I think we will know more as our sun sets here in the west and they get their daylight to check things out.

They have even starting using the same terminology as in the other plane situation, from missing to vanishing!

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SydneyH — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:02:48 GMT

I can't wrap my head around the inconsistencies with the latest 'disappearing' act. If the plane suffered some tragic consequences due to weather, how come there's no footage from their transponders?

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madcity411 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:14:51 GMT

This flight was a short one compared to the other one too. Under two hours. If the plane was in some sort of trouble, why NO mayday call was sent out? If it crashed why No fuel slicks on the water? A plane with jet fuel even if on a full tank would certainly leave some evidence behind! Strange!

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Plaid Pants — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:20:23 GMT

On 12/28/2014 madcity411 said:
This flight was a short one compared to the other one too. Under two hours. If the plane was in some sort of trouble, why NO mayday call was sent out? If it crashed why No fuel slicks on the water? A plane with jet fuel even if on a full tank would certainly leave some evidence behind! Strange!

Not so strange, really.

Why no "mayday" call?

Because the pilots are taught to do three things.

Aviate

navigate

communicate.

They could have been so busy with aviate and navigate, that they didn't have time to communicate.

Also, why no oil slick?

Because the seas have been choppy because of monsoonal storms, which churns the water.

If the skies were clear blue, and the ocean was smooth as glass, sure, there would be an oil slick. But not when the seas are rough and the ocean is choppy.

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SydneyH — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:22:33 GMT

Even with a disabled pilot, the transponders should still be transmitting data, to date, I have not heard a single reasonable reason why that did not occur.

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AnnMarie-1 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:27:56 GMT

If crashed, wonder how long until debris washed up on shore?

It is so strange no debris was ever found on that plane that was never found!