quote:Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
someone on Sky made an interesting point about mobile fones... why didnt someone turn theirs on and call someone if they knew what was happening???
Perhaps it all happened too fast.
Perhaps it all happened too fast.
quote:Originally posted by HyacinthB:quote:Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
someone on Sky made an interesting point about mobile fones... why didnt someone turn theirs on and call someone if they knew what was happening???
Perhaps it all happened too fast.
I'd imagine that there's hysteria and panic if you know you're going down, I probably wouldn't think to turn my phone on either in those circumstances.....
...so sad to think that people were probably returning from holiday or going on holiday, ot maybe to see family...just another day at work for the crew
I feel sad for the relatives sat a Charles de Gaulle waiting and then hearing the News....makes me want to weep! 
I think most people turn their mobiles off when they're flying.You always get hundreds going off when the plane lands as everyone turns them back on!
quote:Originally posted by The Devil In Diamante:quote:Originally posted by Scotty:quote:Originally posted by The Devil In Diamante:
I agree Scotty!
Oh DD isn`t this awful? Mazzy`s BBC post doesn`t look good. Somehow it gives me that feeling I had when Lockerbie happened..nothing at all to do with that but the same gut wrenching feeling.
Same here Scotty, I also feel that gut wrenching feeling and sadness...IF the worst has happened (which is looking more & more like it has), what a tragic waste of lives....
Awful awful DD, my heart is sore for them. So many people may be affected forever.
Lets pray that the worsed has not happened...please.
quote:Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
I asked this earlier but I didn't see a reply. Wouldn't the plane have had some kind of tracker, like GPS so that a satelite could trace its path. Surely it was following a certain path through the sky, surely they would have had to have fairly regular contact with the ground. You can't just let a plane fly willy nilly with no regards for its whereabouts. If it dropped of radar at a certain point would it not be around this point.
When someone goes missing they can trace where they went through mobile phone signals, even if that signal is not there anymore they can find where it was last.
They Are Looking Around Where It Was Last on Radar, However As It Was Above the Sea, In A Storm, It's Highly Unlikely To Still Be Around That Area.
Furthermore If The Plane Broke Up In Mid Flight Then The Radar Single Could Be Lost At That Point But The Plane May Still Be 'Flying' And, At 500mph+, Would Travel Quite Far From When It Broke up.
quote:Originally posted by The Devil In Diamante:quote:Originally posted by HyacinthB:quote:Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
someone on Sky made an interesting point about mobile fones... why didnt someone turn theirs on and call someone if they knew what was happening???
Perhaps it all happened too fast.
I'd imagine that there's hysteria and panic if you know you're going down, I probably wouldn't think to turn my phone on either in those circumstances.....
...so sad to think that people were probably returning from holiday or going on holiday, ot maybe to see family...just another day at work for the crew
Unimagineable what those poor folk must have been thinking and feeling during those awful final moments. Poors souls.
it's highly likely, however we don't know definitely they are dead yet.
so sad its not looking good.
why do we always get planes crashing when its so near to people going away for holidays..
why do we always get planes crashing when its so near to people going away for holidays..
According To One News Source The Aicraft Lost Cabin Pressure As Well As Electrics, Looks Like It May Have Broken Up In Flight
Just said on BBC News that it is something which may always remain a mystery.
Anet Suggesting The Plane May Never Be Found
Just terrible
Just heard that a request has been made to the USA for help using their spy satellites to try and find the plane.
It does look now as if a tragic accident has occurred
It does look now as if a tragic accident has occurred
Just watching this on the news
How dreadful, I honestly can't even begin to imagine the sheer horror that those poor people must have experienced before the final inevitable break up of the plane or the crash. I just hope it was quick
I don't understand why it may be difficult to find when all planes on certain routes follow the same path. Unless God forbid it's at the bottom of the ocean.
Its amazing how every so often these planes remind us how fragile and dangerous they can be in an instant.
Its amazing how every so often these planes remind us how fragile and dangerous they can be in an instant.
The Atlantic is 3 times the size of Europe and it might never be found
I am petrified of flying so this is my worst nightmare. God love those passengers, they must have been terrified, especially the wee children
, how scary and what must the passengers be thinking at the time. Hope they are found.quote:Originally posted by paace:
I don't understand why it may be difficult to find when all planes on certain routes follow the same path.
Because It Was Lost In The Middle Of The Atlantic, And Even Then No One Knows If It Kept Flying, If It Stayed On Course, If It Turned Back On Itself, etc.
All That Is Known Is That It's Last Known Location Was Between Brazil And Africa, As You Can Imagine That Is A huge Area To Search, It's Likely Wreckage May Never Be Found
And Of Course Currents By Now Could Have Carried It Hundreds Of Miles
quote:Originally posted by foobar:quote:Originally posted by paace:
I don't understand why it may be difficult to find when all planes on certain routes follow the same path.
Because It Was Lost In The Middle Of The Atlantic, And Even Then No One Knows If It Kept Flying, If It Stayed On Course, If It Turned Back On Itself, etc.
All That Is Known Is That It's Last Known Location Was Between Brazil And Africa, As You Can Imagine That Is A huge Area To Search, It's Likely Wreckage May Never Be Found
It seemed to be very sudden because the message was sent automatically and the pilots didn't have time to send a mayday message.
quote:Originally posted by Ella:
I am petrified of flying so this is my worst nightmare. God love those passengers, they must have been terrified, especially the wee children
What you have to try and remember Ella is that you get in your car everyday and don't think twice. The stats for car accidents are horrendous compared to aircrafts.
quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Gel:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Gel:quote:Originally posted by gma:
It's like 'limbo' I guess.
I guess it must be for all the families that are waiting at the airport for news...gawd knows what they must be going through
I can't imagine!
Everly brother's song 'Tell Laura I love her' springs to mind.
Unfotunately that made me smile, as I have a niece called Laura, and I used to sing it to her all the time, now she's 27 and she goes mental when I mention it or start humming the tune
Was it Ricky Valance that did that? I think it was.... but yeah, the whole thing is totally tragic, it sort of puts my shitty mornng totally into perspective
You're right Gel, it was Ricky Valance. Don't know how I got that wrong, sorry.
It's so sad.
Maybe you were thinking of Ebony Eyes? That was by Everly Brothers, and was about an overdue flight.
Tragic news. I hope they find something soon, as it must be hell for the families and friends waiting for some news. Though I fear it is too late for the news to be good.
I am so upset over this..especially when I heard there was little kids & a baby on board
GOd Love them
GOd Love them
quote:Originally posted by pussycatj:
How dreadful, I honestly can't even begin to imagine the sheer horror that those poor people must have experienced before the final inevitable break up of the plane or the crash. I just hope it was quick
If it did happen as people are predicting imagine the shocking realisation & feeling of dread, as your plane is hurtling down towards a vast ocean in the dead of night.
I'm praying it was quick too, but also that people had time to hug,hold hands and tell each other "I love you"
quote:Originally posted by Deegs:quote:Originally posted by pussycatj:
How dreadful, I honestly can't even begin to imagine the sheer horror that those poor people must have experienced before the final inevitable break up of the plane or the crash. I just hope it was quick
If it did happen as people are predicting imagine the shocking realisation & feeling of dread, as your plane is hurtling down towards a vast ocean in the dead of night.
I'm praying it was quick too, but also that people had time to hug,hold hands and tell each other "I love you"
Oh Deegs, very profound, it gave me shivers.
I`m praying for them and their families. These poor people.
Have they found the plane yet?
I feel really bad for them and I am hoping against hope that they haven't died but I doubt it.
quote:Originally posted by ~Orchid~:
I feel really bad for them and I am hoping against hope that they haven't died but I doubt it.
I can`t stop thinking about them.
quote:Originally posted by Scotty:quote:Originally posted by ~Orchid~:
I feel really bad for them and I am hoping against hope that they haven't died but I doubt it.
I can`t stop thinking about them.
Miracles can happen. The impossible could take a little longer........
quote:Originally posted by Deegs:quote:Originally posted by pussycatj:
How dreadful, I honestly can't even begin to imagine the sheer horror that those poor people must have experienced before the final inevitable break up of the plane or the crash. I just hope it was quick
If it did happen as people are predicting imagine the shocking realisation & feeling of dread, as your plane is hurtling down towards a vast ocean in the dead of night.
I'm praying it was quick too, but also that people had time to hug,hold hands and tell each other "I love you"
quote:Originally posted by Deegs:quote:Originally posted by Scotty:quote:Originally posted by ~Orchid~:
I feel really bad for them and I am hoping against hope that they haven't died but I doubt it.
I can`t stop thinking about them.
Miracles can happen. The impossible could take a little longer........
Deegs
Makes me think of those poor souls on the 9/11 planes, flying towards the towers just knowing you were going to die. Just dreadful
quote:Originally posted by pussycatj:quote:Originally posted by Ella:
I am petrified of flying so this is my worst nightmare. God love those passengers, they must have been terrified, especially the wee children
What you have to try and remember Ella is that you get in your car everyday and don't think twice. The stats for car accidents are horrendous compared to aircrafts.
I know hun it's just that a plane crash sounds so much more final that a car crash
I know in reality cars crash almost every minute and plane crashes are usually few and far between but it just seems a whole lot scarier to me.quote:Originally posted by Jenny:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Gel:
Was it Ricky Valance that did that? I think it was.... but yeah, the whole thing is totally tragic, it sort of puts my shitty mornng totally into perspective
You're right Gel, it was Ricky Valance. Don't know how I got that wrong, sorry.
It's so sad.
Maybe you were thinking of Ebony Eyes? That was by Everly Brothers, and was about an overdue flight.
I just looked those up
They might have gone back to the 70s but I've watched a bit too much Lost, Ashes to Ashes & Life on Mars. Telly is better than real world sometimes innit.
quote:Originally posted by Ella:quote:Originally posted by pussycatj:quote:Originally posted by Ella:
I am petrified of flying so this is my worst nightmare. God love those passengers, they must have been terrified, especially the wee children
What you have to try and remember Ella is that you get in your car everyday and don't think twice. The stats for car accidents are horrendous compared to aircrafts.
I know hun it's just that a plane crash sounds so much more final that a car crash
a whole lot scarier to me.
you are far more likely to die in the car ON THE WAY to the airport than you are in aplane crash
quote:Originally posted by Ella:
I am petrified of flying so this is my worst nightmare. God love those passengers, they must have been terrified, especially the wee children
there is a very good chance that they would not have known anything - especially considering the fact that the authorities think that whatever happened did so very quickly!!