Another Malaysian Airline Crash - Page 3

flere-imsaho · 07-18-2014, 08:35 PM

Well, and back to your original point, molson, it's been generally safe to assume that rogue terrorist groups didn't have access to this kind of weaponry, to say nothing of being able to actually use it (both in the sense of having the knowledge, but also in the sense of not having someone else target it).

Which means PilotMan has a point too. Even if the Taliban or Al Qaeda got their hands on one of these in Afghanistan or Iraq, our total air superiority would have seen it destroyed in short order. After all, if there's one thing the U.S. military does exceptionally well, it's blow stuff up.

JPhillips · 07-18-2014, 08:55 PM

Apparently we knew the minute the radar locked on the plane. In a country where we have air superiority that would have been the end of that AA.

Edward64 · 07-19-2014, 06:26 AM

Not giving easy access to international recovery teams is going to mess up the separatists. Not sure if Putin has the power to force the issue now but he will have to pull back his support if it doesn't happen.

Neon_Chaos · 09-17-2014, 06:15 AM

Three events in a year. Achievement unlocked.

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mala...andic-volcano/

Qwikshot · 09-17-2014, 06:34 AM

As the regional senior VP said in the article ,"they were never really at risk" save that time their plane disappeared somewhere in the ocean, or the one that got shot down...this plane landed /safely/ so they weren't at risk...really, I promise.

I'll be avoiding this airline and whatever it will be named in the future.

Butter · 09-17-2014, 06:50 AM

Why does the word "really" make that statement so much worse? I don't know why, but it does.

BillJasper · 09-17-2014, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwikshot

As the regional senior VP said in the article ,"they were never really at risk" save that time their plane disappeared somewhere in the ocean, or the one that got shot down...this plane landed /safely/ so they weren't at risk...really, I promise.

I'll be avoiding this airline and whatever it will be named in the future.

My wife said they should rebrand as "DumbFuck Airlines".

Fonzie · 09-17-2014, 08:19 AM

"Combined with an already poor financial situation, some aviation and economic experts believed these tragic events could spell the end for Malaysia Airlines. An ill-conceived promotional campaign asking passengers to nominate what they wanted to do before they died, did not help..."

You don't say?

BillJasper · 09-17-2014, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fonzie

"Combined with an already poor financial situation, some aviation and economic experts believed these tragic events could spell the end for Malaysia Airlines. An ill-conceived promotional campaign asking passengers to nominate what they wanted to do before they died, did not help..."

You don't say?

I think "WOW!", just about covers it.

Marc Vaughan · 09-17-2014, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Last I heard the state department said there were "no confirmed Americans."

I'm presuming those researchers may not have been American then?

PilotMan · 09-17-2014, 09:25 PM

Alright people; chill the fuck out:

MAS wants website blocked for spoof piece on plane’s ‘emergency landing’

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/ma...rgency-landing

07-18-2014, 08:55 PM	#102
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Apparently we knew the minute the radar locked on the plane. In a country where we have air superiority that would have been the end of that AA. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

09-17-2014, 06:15 AM	#104
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Three events in a year. Achievement unlocked. http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mala...andic-volcano/ __________________ Come and see.

09-17-2014, 06:34 AM	#105
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	As the regional senior VP said in the article ,"they were never really at risk" save that time their plane disappeared somewhere in the ocean, or the one that got shot down...this plane landed /safely/ so they weren't at risk...really, I promise. I'll be avoiding this airline and whatever it will be named in the future. __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

09-17-2014, 06:50 AM	#106
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Why does the word "really" make that statement so much worse? I don't know why, but it does. __________________ My listening habits

09-17-2014, 09:25 PM	#111
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Alright people; chill the fuck out: MAS wants website blocked for spoof piece on plane’s ‘emergency landing’ http://www.themalaymailonline.com/ma...rgency-landing __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam Last edited by PilotMan : 09-17-2014 at 09:25 PM.

07-18-2014, 08:35 PM	#101
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Well, and back to your original point, molson, it's been generally safe to assume that rogue terrorist groups didn't have access to this kind of weaponry, to say nothing of being able to actually use it (both in the sense of having the knowledge, but also in the sense of not having someone else target it). Which means PilotMan has a point too. Even if the Taliban or Al Qaeda got their hands on one of these in Afghanistan or Iraq, our total air superiority would have seen it destroyed in short order. After all, if there's one thing the U.S. military does exceptionally well, it's blow stuff up.

07-19-2014, 06:26 AM	#103
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Not giving easy access to international recovery teams is going to mess up the separatists. Not sure if Putin has the power to force the issue now but he will have to pull back his support if it doesn't happen.

09-17-2014, 08:19 AM	#108
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	"Combined with an already poor financial situation, some aviation and economic experts believed these tragic events could spell the end for Malaysia Airlines. An ill-conceived promotional campaign asking passengers to nominate what they wanted to do before they died, did not help..." You don't say?

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