Thanks for the link push, story keeps getting stranger
[quote]238 wrote:
[quote]conservativedog wrote:
[quote]H factor wrote:
Obviously I should be more scared driving, but it is that illusion of being in control. [/quote]
how else can YOU drive your vehicle from point A.)starting locations to point B.) your chosen destination, without you being in control?
where’s the illusion?
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I’m evidently not H factor, but when I go driving there’re hundreds of other people who’re driving near me and can cause me to have a very bad day. I might have control over what my car is doing (and not even always then) but my control over those people and their actions is pretty limited. [/quote]
okay… thanks.
[quote]conservativedog wrote:
[quote]H factor wrote:
Obviously I should be more scared driving, but it is that illusion of being in control. [/quote]
how else can YOU drive your vehicle from point A.)starting locations to point B.) your chosen destination, without you being in control?
where’s the illusion?
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He obviously drives the same way he posts: drunk.
So they released their photos.
Looking less likely that they are terrorists. Apparently one guy was an Iranian seeking asylum.
Another interesting angle is one of the pilots was known for inviting women into the cockpit, taking pictures and drinking with them.
So was the potential cause of crash a guy trying to get laid?
[quote]therajraj wrote:
So they released their photos.
Looking less likely that they are terrorists. Apparently one guy was an Iranian seeking asylum.[/quote]
I’m sure there is great business in stolen passports, just luck of the draw that 2 of them were on the same flight, and weren’t their tickets bought at the same place at the same time?
Rob
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
So they released their photos.
Looking less likely that they are terrorists. Apparently one guy was an Iranian seeking asylum.[/quote]
I’m sure there is great business in stolen passports, just luck of the draw that 2 of them were on the same flight, and weren’t their tickets bought at the same place at the same time?
Rob[/quote]
The article indicates they were together and I think one of the major news sites even has a picture of them together. If their tickets were not purchased at the same time it was probably related to the fact the passports were stolen.
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
So they released their photos.
Looking less likely that they are terrorists. Apparently one guy was an Iranian seeking asylum.[/quote]
I’m sure there is great business in stolen passports, just luck of the draw that 2 of them were on the same flight, and weren’t their tickets bought at the same place at the same time?
Rob[/quote]
The article indicates they were together and I think one of the major news sites even has a picture of them together. If their tickets were not purchased at the same time it was probably related to the fact the passports were stolen.[/quote]
They appeared to have legit passports and switched to the fake ones for seemingly for just this one trip.
My take, the plane is on the ground intact and being held hostage for some yet unknown motive, or for use at a later date. The paint scheme is pretty simple, easy to paint it up as another airline with bogus numbers, etc.
Rob
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
So they released their photos.
Looking less likely that they are terrorists. Apparently one guy was an Iranian seeking asylum.[/quote]
I’m sure there is great business in stolen passports, just luck of the draw that 2 of them were on the same flight, and weren’t their tickets bought at the same place at the same time?
Rob[/quote]
The article indicates they were together and I think one of the major news sites even has a picture of them together. If their tickets were not purchased at the same time it was probably related to the fact the passports were stolen.[/quote]
They appeared to have legit passports and switched to the fake ones for seemingly for just this one trip.
My take, the plane is on the ground intact and being held hostage for some yet unknown motive, or for use at a later date. The paint scheme is pretty simple, easy to paint it up as another airline with bogus numbers, etc.
Rob [/quote]
Air Piracy?
That would be like an insane leap forward in the evolution of crime.
Where are all of the people then?
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
So they released their photos.
Looking less likely that they are terrorists. Apparently one guy was an Iranian seeking asylum.[/quote]
I’m sure there is great business in stolen passports, just luck of the draw that 2 of them were on the same flight, and weren’t their tickets bought at the same place at the same time?
Rob[/quote]
The article indicates they were together and I think one of the major news sites even has a picture of them together. If their tickets were not purchased at the same time it was probably related to the fact the passports were stolen.[/quote]
They appeared to have legit passports and switched to the fake ones for seemingly for just this one trip.
My take, the plane is on the ground intact and being held hostage for some yet unknown motive, or for use at a later date. The paint scheme is pretty simple, easy to paint it up as another airline with bogus numbers, etc.
Rob [/quote]
Air Piracy?
That would be like an insane leap forward in the evolution of crime.
Where are all of the people then?
[/quote]
The people are all probably alive and well, bargaining chips and probably sick of eating peanuts by now.
No wreckage so far and the plane may have been diverted and gotten lost in other air traffic until it could be landed. What is the range of a 777? It could be refueled and sent back up to go who knows where.
Rob
The 777 has a range between 5235 and 9380 nautical miles… so what’s around that you may want to plow a jet into?
I’m prolly wrong though… after being married 25+ years I’m used to it.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]smh_23 wrote:
Very sad.
Also very scary. I have flown intracontinent in Asia and Africa many times. Not that it couldn’t happen anywhere.[/quote]
I may fly to Africa this year. Will hit you up for advice if so.[/quote]
What are you going to be doing in Africa push?[/quote]
I don’t know. First thought is to just go straight to South Africa and dilly dally there for a few days. There is a direct flight to and from Atlanta on Delta. I may just do that and keep it simple and keep the flight time and connecting flights to a minimum.
Wanna go with me?
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I’m already planning a trip there this summer my friend! Me and a couple buddies are going to be climbing Kilimanjaro in mid/late June.
Im thinking they flew into a wormhole or its a mass alien abduction. The terorism shit is a bunk cover story. No ones taking credit plus no debri… not to mention no warning… im not buying it… untill I see debri Im going with aliens.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]smh_23 wrote:
Very sad.
Also very scary. I have flown intracontinent in Asia and Africa many times. Not that it couldn’t happen anywhere.[/quote]
I may fly to Africa this year. Will hit you up for advice if so.[/quote]
What are you going to be doing in Africa push?[/quote]
I don’t know. First thought is to just go straight to South Africa and dilly dally there for a few days. There is a direct flight to and from Atlanta on Delta. I may just do that and keep it simple and keep the flight time and connecting flights to a minimum.
Wanna go with me?
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I’m already planning a trip there this summer my friend! Me and a couple buddies are going to be climbing Kilimanjaro in mid/late June.
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If youda had any sense of propriety, youda asked me to go with.[/quote]
Hahaha. I have no idea when you’re going to Africa! But if you want to change from South Africa to Tanzania, and hit it up the 20th of June, you’re totally welcome to join.
Reports of Chinese satellite pics of a submerged plane along the flight path.
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
The 777 has a range between 5235 and 9380 nautical miles… so what’s around that you may want to plow a jet into?
I’m prolly wrong though… after being married 25+ years I’m used to it.[/quote]
Well, if I was going to steal a 777 and strip it for parts or re-sell, I’d take it to Somalia.