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Air India Flight 171 - Flawed EE Bay Water Ingress Theory

Air India Flight 171 - Flawed EE Bay Water Ingress TheoryRichard Godfrey, in many videos on the...

Air India Flight 171 Accident Summary - Key Findings

Air India Flight 171 Accident Summary - Key FindingsThe purpose of an air accident report is to...

Air India Flight 171 - Ask The experts

Air India Flight 171 - Ask The expertsAn open letter to H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and Chief...

Air India Flight 171 - The Vital Seconds

Air India Flight 171 - The Vital SecondsThe Timeline - Vital Seconds.This timeline is constructed...

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Idioscenic Conjecture

Idioscenic Conjecture

Apr 13 2014 | comment(s)

Idioscenic Conjecture

I am posting some ideas here to promote discussion of the psychology of conspiracism.

I suggest that the mere fact of knowing that some events have been caused by C may overly influence an observer to look first for C even if an indifferent observer would consider C unlikely in the particular case.
Boeing 747 AAIB Accident Report Reveals Electrical Failures

Boeing 747 AAIB Accident Report Reveals Electrical Failures

Apr 12 2014 | comment(s)

Boeing 747 AAIB Accident Report Reveals Electrical Failures

An accident report published April 11 2014 by the AAIB - the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch - reveals that on August 17 2012 a large number of serious electrical faults occurred after an engine failure in Boeing 747-4H6  9M-MPL.

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Jimmy Duncan - A Prescient Politician

Jimmy Duncan - A Prescient Politician

Apr 09 2014 | comment(s)

Jimmy Duncan - A Prescient Politician

John James "Jimmy" Duncan is a former Chairman of the United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation.
Underwater Acoustics - Searching For The MH370 Flight Recorder

Underwater Acoustics - Searching For The MH370 Flight Recorder

Apr 06 2014 | comment(s)

Underwater Acoustics - Searching For The MH370 Flight Recorder

Australian and Chinese vessels have both picked up acoustic "pings" that could be from the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, search officials have announced.
Guardian Sunday 6 April 2014 15.44 BST
Could A Fire Have Caused The Loss Of MH370?

Could A Fire Have Caused The Loss Of MH370?

Apr 06 2014 | comment(s)

Could A Fire Have Caused The Loss Of MH370?


Ever since Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappeared there has been much speculation in the media and across the web about what may have happened.  Unfortunately, the somewhat spasmodic release of official information, together with too many reports citing anonymous sources, has blurred the true picture.
Britain's Air Pollution - It's Not Dust

Britain's Air Pollution - It's Not Dust

Apr 02 2014 | comment(s)

Britain's Air Pollution - It's Not Dust

Having read in today's news that smog affecting much of England is caused by dust from the Sahara I decided to implement the incredibly scientific Mark 1 eyeball test.  I went out on my bike with a camera.