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And at 30,000 feet. but if they are out of range, the transponder will not work, correct? >> correct. >> and it can be turned off by a pilot or hijacker so it could have been flying over the land with no transponder function at all? >> you are absolutely right. i was talking to an air traffic controller about this. i said if the transponder goes off, can you track the aircraft and he said if they are flying at a low altitude, no. he had reports with a plane without a transponder disappeared from the screen and turned up in another sector. so this aircraft would be anywhere within how far you c...

Microphones -- under the water? >> we have to try something. there is very few facts to go by. we thought we had the last known position, and that was a starting point. there is not a thread of evidence that the plane went to the water. >> as we continue to follow the case of the missing malaysia plane and the 239 on board, one story is coming to mind, the jet that killed pane stuart. air traffic controllers lost all contact with the flight 29 minutes in at 39,000 feet. the plane flew around for four hours and air force and the national guard tried to int

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