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You get those two recorder boxes boxes. in fact it is possible also to use this data to program a simulator so future pilots can be trained to actually be in the cockpit of the aircraft that suffered an accident. i have been in some of those myself during my career. they are quite extraordinary to see just how accurate it is to put together what happened. but the first thing in order to achieve this is to get those two black boxes together. without those, one is still guessing. alastair thank you for your expertise and insight on this tragic story. this news coming in over the last couple hours. the families of the people on board, the 162 people on board airasia flight 8501 they are ....
let s bring in the aviation consultant to talk about the debris found in the java sea. officials say it is 95% likely to be from the airasia flights. he joins us on the phone from london. as you have said you have flown this route before. you know about the stormy weather conditions that are in that region. now the news that this flight what is most likely the flight has been found five or six miles to the east of the last known location of that flight path. alastair what do you make of it? first of all, my condolences to the families and to the crew s families of the aircraft. this is a tragic result to this aircraft. just to point out where this lies in the sea. apparently about 300 miles northeast of jakarta which is central java western java. you know we have been ....
The aircraft will remain pliable. with no mayday call, you have to wonder if the pilots were struggling to control the aircraft and try to talk to air traffic control and figure out the best way to get out of the crisis. thank you, alastair. airasia shares are down 8% right now. biggest one day drop for the stock of the company that flies the plane. malaysia airlines took a similar hit. the stock was taken off the stock market as part of the government plan. airasia, in a different position than malaysia. it is regularly voted the best low cost air carrier. ceo tony fernandes called this ....
We ve been talking about the weather so much but what does it say to you, alastair that there was not any kind of mayday any kind of communication. that, of course is the third thing that pilots are to do. but there was nothing. caller: well, pilots will make a mayday call the main reason to make a mayday call is to request help assistance. and in the event there s a control problem or something catastrophic which you try to deal with you want to try and control the aircraft first. and the last thing at the end is to make a mayday call. so you will make a mayday call if you have time and require assistance but you first, absolutely first thing to do is control the aircraft. it takes the control of the airplane ift is possible to make ....
Across its wings. if indeed it was 105 knots, that would certainly be a very slow air speed and if that was the case to me no pilot is going to fly transport category aircraft at that speed intentionally. so something possibly could have gone wrong, maybe analogous, similar to the air france 447 a-330 accident in 2009. it s hard to speculate at this point in time. we just don t have enough information. alastair you ve written that this plane will be found, that this is not going to remain a mystery. how certain are you and why do you say that? well you know i m not absolutely certain, but historically we do find the aircraft. the malaysia mh-370 was rather an exception. the main reason is that they ....