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Satellite-based system. the airplane regulates the system, they send it to a satellite system, the ground system sends it to air traffic control. this is what i use in the atlantic, it is mandated across the atlantic and also in europe. could it be turned off? dave and i discussed the technology that the transponder doesnt have an effect on it. i have to verify that. but to the best of my knowledge at least on the triple 7 you have to turn off the flight management computer in order to disable t...

This is used on the north atlantic. the reason the adsb, it was functional, i agree with jeff on that. but the reason it did not perform was because you have to have a participating air traffic control in the entire system. so i dont believe that they participated. as far as turning it off it is not the transponder that turns it off. what turns it off is a function on the triple 7 anyhow of the flight management computer, then it can be turned off. but next gen is going to the united states beca...

Things, including the air traffic control system. the next process that came out, they would have information constantly about every other aircraft that may even cross their path. >> would it still be possible, les, if a pilot or a co-pilot were able to make a plane go missing, would it still be possible to do that, to make a plane go missing? >> well, dave and i talked about this new system, the satellite-based system. the airplane regulates the system, they send it to a satellite system, the g...

So it fits is what we are saying, and still a lot of skepticism if that is really the ping. >> well, les abend has a question. what do you want to nknow, les? >> well, marty, are you putting in a lat long to go to that position at a particular altitude? im not in the ffmc, and maybe should address that to mitchell? >> well, go ahead. >> that is what we we had discussed doing the very thing. >> first of all, i dont have the lat/long, and if i did secondly, on this particular fmc, i cant input it....

Theres been a question as to the moment that plane checked in and essentially said, seemed to be locating itself between two different airports. what does that suggest to you? >> well -- >> were they trying to perhaps think in their mind that they needed to land? >> yes, absolutely. thats always been my contention, because everything was normal up until thats famous good night point and then they realized a problem was generated. smelled something, go with the smoke theory or toxic fume theory. ...

Co-pilots that could be turning over right now. they could be laughing. this man was a veteran in and of himself. 27 years old. it doesnt mean he was fresh out of initial training on the 777. he would have much more retained than perhaps the captain next to him. and putting in a simple course into the flight management computer or turning the airplane with heading select or manual flight, hes perfectly capable of doing that. thats why hes been hired for that job. >> david, what does it tell you ...

Those deleted files? >> i think so. i hope so. at least, it will tell us what it was he was practicing. and what locations he was aiming for and what the headings and settings were that he put into that flight sim. >> the designated path from kuala lumpur to beijing, china, was programmed into the aircrafts flight management computer, which controls speed, direction, even altitude. but according to the transpon r transponder, 26 minutes after takeoff, that prearranged course was dramatically alt...

Those deleted files? >> i think so. i hope so. at least, it will tell us what it was he was practicing. and what locations he was aiming for and what the headings and settings were that he put into that flight sim. >> the designated path from kuala lumpur to beijing, china, was programmed into the aircrafts flight management computer, which controls speed, direction, even altitude. but according to the transpon r transponder, 26 minutes after takeoff, that prearranged course was dramatically alt...

Those deleted files? >> i think so. i hope so. at least, it will tell us what it was he was practicing. and what locations he was aiming for and what the headings and settings were that he put into that flight sim. >> the designated path from kuala lumpur to beijing, china, was programmed into the aircrafts flight management computer, which controls speed, direction, even altitude. but according to the transpon r transponder, 26 minutes after takeoff, that prearranged course was dramatically alt...

On their manifests. they did all this and they said we cant find anything that leads us to believe it was terrorism. and if it was, this is a new paradigm, this is something we have never seen before. >> we have seen situations where its a whole new world. i want to go back to perth, australia, jeffrey thomas, editing chief and managing director of airline ratings.com. are you hearing anything over there, your investigation thats going on, jeffrey, whether this is more inclined to be a human bei...