Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140324:07:28:00
>> there could be guidance from the plane itself. if it's underwater, beacons attached to the voice recorders are still transmitting acoustic pulses or "pings." however -- >> at the end of 30 days, the batteries will be at the end of their design life. >> another form of guidance is acars. >> it's a common piece of communication equipments on all planes. it's that system that sends down a lot of information about how the engines are performing and how other systems are disablged.