jon_mx said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Ok I have reached a conclusion here (of course before all the facts are in...):
- The plane was hijacked by terrorists, 1-2 on board (though not necessarily the fake passport guys). We know the pilots were susceptible to this because they brought the Aussie chicks up front previously; in fact they may have been targeted for just this reason.
- The copilot was ordered to say 'good night' after the turn west was programmed
- After crossing the peninsula, the plan was to turn the plane south, replot the course once near Kuala Lumpur, and fly them into the Kuala Lumpur towers, tallest or almost tallest in the world, a la WTC
- The pilot or copilot tricked the hijacker by resetting the flight path; the plane turned south but it needed another turn to head towards KL.
- The pilots or passengers realized the dastardly plot and sought to save KL from destruction and devastations and additional deaths. Something happened in the interim, either the hijacker(s) killed the pilots, or the pilots or passengers took on the hijackers, but in any event whoever was left standing could not change the flight path, so the plane kept going on its trajectory, tragically into the south Indian Ocean.
- This explains why there has been no credit by any terror group. The terrorists never claimed credit because the plot failed and they don't want to reveal their idea and they're embarrassed.
- This explains why the pilot had no real signs he was going to do this in advance.
I freely admit I don't know all the timeline, but what fails here in this scenario?
1. Too many ways for the pilot to signal they were hi-jacked.
2. Does not explain why they went up to 45,000 feet.
3. Terrorists often do not claim credit for acts.
About no. 2: I was actually on a plane that did that kind of hairpin turn. I was on a flight to Paris, basically settled in for a long flight, doze off.... my lady friend nudges me awake, points to the screen that shows the flight path, we've basically done a turnabout that looks like the angle of a hanger, we were in the Atlantic but now we're pointing back to Newfoundland. What occurs to you then? Yep, briefly after thinking that it could be something normal
the possibility of a hijack does creep into your head... it was at that moment that the stewardess gets on the intercom and asks if there is a doctor on the plane, turned out an elderly gent had had a heart attack. This was a flight to Paris so of course like 6 guys walk to the back.
I'm guessing this event occurred after the turn west? I'm guessing the flying up to 45,000 feet situation occurred after the flight turned west. At some point the people begin to wonder what's going on, especially once they cross back to the peninsula instead of heading back to KL. I wonder what they were told if anything. Maybe the passengers begin to panic, turn frantic even. But at any rate at that point maybe the hijacker instructs the pilot to take the flight up and down to sicken the crowd or maybe to thin the air so they become sick, knocked off their feet or at least tired. I think this is consistent with the scenario.
About No. 1, I'm thinking the hijacker has a weapon of some kind, basically the pilot and copilot are threatened into compliance by the point of the turn west and are closely watched by the hijacker.
About no. 3, that's true, while the failure to take credit does not prove the hypothesis the fact that terrorists do not always take credit also does not exclude the hypothesis.