However both the WSJ and the authorities in Kuala Lumpur can be right, and this is how, in lay terms. Even if ACARS, like the transponder that identifies MH370 to air traffic control, is off, the jet is theoretically visible to the automated reporting systems that it carries the way (stretched analogy warning) an inactive or sleeping wi-fi enable computer, including a mobile or cell phone, is visible to data networks. The analogy is however immensely tricky, and not completely accurate. Unless an operation with knowledge of an impending hijack was watching for signs as to how MH370 fared on its continued flight it might prove difficult, uncertain or even futile to attempt to retrospectively find the airliner. Cynics therefore need to keep a firm grip on reality and not rush to conclusions that only very specialised experts in the fields of avionics and automated reporting systems would be in a position to assess, and not in a position discuss openly in a public forum.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:26:48 +0000
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