The captain of missing flight mh370 practiced crashing into the indian ocean on a simulated suicide route less than a month before his plane. Mh370 vanished on march 8, 2014 with 239 people aboard. Mh370 pilots home flight simulator was wiped of data. Mh370 pilot flew a suicide route on his home simulator closely matching final flight. Leading air safety experts have concluded that the captain of flight mh370 deliberately crashed the plane.
The simplicity of the disappearance of mh370 comes down to this. Jan 17, 2017 the missing malaysia airlines plane, flight mh370, had 239 people on board and was en route from kuala lumpur to beijing on 8 march 2014 when air traffic control staff lost contact with it. The captain of missing flight mh370 practiced crashing into the indian ocean on a simulated suicide route less than a month before his plane disappeared, police documents have revealed. Malaysia confirms home simulator of mh370 pilot zaharie ahmad shah had indian ocean flight path transport minister liow tiong lai says there is. Aug 05, 2016 pilot of vanished malaysian flight had deviant route on his simulator, minister says. Malaysian police have opened an investigation into the pilots of flight mh370, as the search. The simulation programmes are based on runways at the male international airport in maldives, an airport owned by the united states diego garcia, and three other runways in india and sri lanka, all have runway lengths of 1,000 metres. Aug 05, 2016 malaysia confirms home simulator of mh370 pilot zaharie ahmad shah had indian ocean flight path transport minister liow tiong lai says there is no evidence to show that pilot deliberately crashed. Mh370 pilot flew suicide route on a simulator closely. Oct 12, 2017 simulator data from computer of mh370 captain. Apr 02, 2014 fbi finds nothing suspicious whatsoever on mh370 pilots personal flight simulator. Jul 23, 2016 mh370 vanished on march 8, 2014 with 239 people aboard.
Its information thats been kept away from the public. The simulation programmes are based on runways at the male international airport in maldives, an airport owned by the united states diego garcia, and three other runways in india and sri lanka, all have runway. New information suggests that the pilot of mh370 plotted a suicide course in microsoft flight simulator x weeks before the plane vanished. The pilot who flew missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 had practised crashing the plane into the indian ocean on a simulator just weeks before it. News world australasia mh370 pilot flew suicide route on a simulator closely matching his final flight. Mar 27, 2014 image caption captain zaharie ahmad shah and his co pilot fariq abdul hamid are under investigation. Pilot zaharie ahmad shah used an elaborate homemade flight simulator. The pilot of the missing malaysia airlines jet used his personal flight simulator to practice journeys to the indian ocean, reports nbc news. Captain zaharie ahmad shah appears to have rehearsed the route of the doomed mh370 on hie homebased microsoft flight simulatorcredit. Mh370 pilot plotted crash on simulator before flight. Taipei the pilot of the infamous flight mh370 of malaysia airlines that disappeared in march 20, captain zaharie ahmad shah, has mysteriously reappeared in a taiwan. Missing flight mh370 pilot used home simulator to plot course. But authorities said the presence of the simulator data did not prove that the pilot had intentionally crashed the plane. Jun 24, 2014 the pilot of the missing malaysia airlines jet used his personal flight simulator to practice journeys to the indian ocean, reports nbc news.
In 2014, the president of flight simulation software developer pmdg, robert randazzo told cnn that zaharie was well known to many in the flight simulation community because he had developed an online presence in which he dedicated many hours of his time to promoting the enjoyment of flying generally, and flight simulation specifically. Unofficial malaysia airlines flight 370 disappearance theories. The pilot of missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 used a home flight. Now steward on board the boeing revealed to have had one as well. Jul 27, 2016 new information suggests that the pilot of mh370 plotted a suicide course in microsoft flight simulator x weeks before the plane vanished. Mar 19, 2014 mh370 pilot s home flight simulator was wiped of data. The missing malaysia airlines plane, flight mh370, had 239 people on board and was en route from kuala lumpur to beijing on 8 march 2014 when air. Pilot of vanished malaysian flight had deviant route on. May 15, 2018 mh370 pilot intentionally crashed aircraft, investigators say. The pilot of the missing malaysia airlines jet used his personal flight simulator to practice journeys to remote parts of the indian ocean, u. Malaysia airlines captain deliberately crashed plane. Jun 24, 2014 the pilot of missing flight mh370 used his personal flight simulator to practice journeys to remote parts of the indian ocean, sources say. A new theory suggests pilot zaharie ahmad shah ditched flight mh370 into the sea to avoid crashing the burning jet into a heavilypopulated area.
Jul 23, 2016 the pilot who flew missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 had practised crashing the plane into the indian ocean on a simulator just weeks before it disappeared, newly released police documents sho. A top official has finally admitted that the pilot of mh370 plotted a plane crash on his home flight simulator just weeks before the plane disappeared. Mh370 may not have used waypoints to navigate after losing contact with ground control. In the months after the disappearance of mh370, malaysian police searched for any clues that might suggest that the planes captain, zaharie ahmad shah, was the culprit. Cops find five indian ocean practice runways in mh370 pilots. The data sets were created by microsoft flight simulator msfs software, and are in the form of fragments of flight files, which a user may. Cops find five indian ocean practice runways in mh370 pilots simulator, bh reports. Two crew members of mystery plane had flight simulators at home. Fbi finds nothing suspicious whatsoever on mh370 pilots personal flight simulator.
Malaysian officials said some material had been deleted from a flight simulator used by the pilot. Mar 19, 2014 malaysian officials said some material had been deleted from a flight simulator used by the pilot. Mar 18, 2014 cops find five indian ocean practice runways in mh370 pilots simulator, bh reports tuesday, 18 mar 2014 11. Mr zaharies wife has not spoken publicly since the disappearance of flight mh370. Report on mh370 finds initially similar route on pilots flight simulator. Endofflight simulations of mh370 the disappearance of mh370. This is true of what was installed on mk26, which was the primary drive for the computer. Nov 15, 2016 a new theory suggests pilot zaharie ahmad shah ditched flight mh370 into the sea to avoid crashing the burning jet into a heavilypopulated area credit. Mh370 pilot intentionally crashed aircraft, investigators. Missing flight mh370 pilot used home simulator to plot.
The home flight simulator belonging to the pilot of malaysia airlines flight 370 had a route plotted into it which ended in the indian ocean, officials have confirmed. Taipei the pilot of the infamous flight mh370 of malaysia airlines that disappeared in march 20, captain zaharie ahmad shah, has mysteriously reappeared in a taiwan hospital on monday, suffering from severe dehydration and some type of amnesia. Find out what happened to malaysia airlines flight mh370. Because possibility 3 requires pilot inputs after fuel exhaustion, if this occurred, we have to assume that pilot inputs also occurred during the powered part of the flight after 19. Investigators conclude mh370 conspiracy may actually be a.
Mar 19, 2014 data was wiped from pilots flight simulator weeks before malaysia airlines jet vanished. Mh370 pilot practised flying suicide mission on flight. A new report says pilot zaharie ahmad shah had used a flight simulator to steer himself over strait of malacca. May 14, 2018 leading air safety experts have concluded that the captain of flight mh370 deliberately crashed the plane. Report on mh370 finds initially similar route on pilots. With the assumption that there were no pilot inputs after fuel exhaustion, this distance was determined by endofflight simulations conducted by boeing based on aircraft conditions requested by the atsb. At each phase in the subsea search for mh370, the search area was defined by following parameters. Zaharie had used flight simulation software to prepare for. What really happened to malaysia airlines flight 370. Mh370 pilot flew a suicide route on his home simulator closely matching final flight the route found on the simulator hard drive is red, the suspected route of mh370 in yellow. Zaharie may have become absorbed by the challenges to overcome in making the computer upgrade and motion simulation work, but he would have succeeded if he had not been on flight mh370. Mh370 pilots flight simulator plotted course over southern. Malaysia airlines captain deliberately crashed plane in. However, they found a flight simulator at his home containing evidence that suggested he had used a flight simulation software with a deleted file that included a practice run over the indian ocean.
Taking simulation products to the next level for almost 15 years, iris simulations continues to push the envelope and find new and exciting ways to embrace the passion for aviation. Missing mh370 pilot conducted suicide flight simulations over. Within weeks after mh370s disappearance on march 8, 2014, news stories revealed that captain zaharie shah deleted data from his home flight simulator in the weeks prior to the disappearance, and fbi investigators at quantico, virginia, were assisting in recovering the data. Flight simulator found at home belonging to mh370 cabin. Flight mh370 disappeared under circumstances so mysterious, the. Jul 22, 2016 the pilot of malaysia airlines flight 370 conducted a flight simulation that closely matched the missing planes suspected route, reports new york magazine. Data was wiped from pilots flight simulator weeks before malaysia airlines jet vanished.
Fbi investigators to examine flight simulator used. Journalists scouring through the pilots social media activity have found he liked atheistthemed videos on youtube. Malaysian airlines pilot had uscontrolled diego garcia in. Pilots flight simulator confirmed indian ocean course. Malaysian officials have finally admitted that the mh370 pilot plotted a path over the indian ocean, the alleged. Mh370 pilot intentionally crashed aircraft, investigators say. Captain zaharie ahmad shah in front of his flight simulator. Simulator taken from pilots home outside kuala lumpur at the weekend. Investigators are trying to recover data dating back to february 3. Malaysian police have opened an investigation into the pilots of. The captain of the malaysian airlines aircraft that vanished somewhere in the southern indian ocean with 239 people on board had flown a. Malaysia confirms mh370 pilot plotted flight over indian ocean on flight simulator.
Malaysia confirms pilots home simulator had indian. I seriously doubt its mh370 discussion in flight following started by wsuffa, oct 14. May 15, 2018 however, they found a flight simulator at his home containing evidence that suggested he had used a flight simulation software with a deleted file that included a practice run over the indian ocean. Malaysia blasts report that mh370 pilot was found alive in. When did the pilot fly this simulation ino the sio. Captains home simulator had indian ocean course plotted cnn the home flight simulator belonging to the pilot of malaysia airlines flight 370 had a route plotted into it which ended in the. It is not known whether the simulation was made by captain zaharie ahmad shah, but the simulator was in his home. Captains home simulator had indian ocean course plotted.
Malaysian police have opened an investigation into the pilots of flight mh370, as the search for the missing plane continues in the southern indian ocean. Data from pilots flight simulator confirmed someone plotted a course to indian ocean. Mh370 pilots flight simulator plotted course over southern indian ocean. Malaysia airlines flight 370 was likely steered into the sea intentionally, by its own captain, in a preplanned mass murdersuicide, a new report reveals. The team at iris simulations started development of flight simulation aircraft back in 2003 under the brand dsb design. Malaysia confirms mh370 pilot plotted flight over indian. Jul 28, 2016 the home flight simulator belonging to the pilot of malaysia airlines flight 370 had a route plotted into it which ended in the indian ocean, officials have confirmed. Data from the mh370 pilots home flight simulator showed someone had used to it to plot a.
Image caption captain zaharie ahmad shah and his copilot fariq abdul hamid are under investigation. Mar 18, 2019 does the mh370 captains flight simulator prove his guilt. Does the mh370 captains flight simulator prove his guilt. Report on mh370 finds initially similar route on pilots flight simulator the details were contained in a 440page final report by the australian transport safety bureau atsb on the. Fbi investigators to examine flight simulator used by. Months later, new reports surfaced stating that the captain had used his home simulator to practice. Could pilots toilet break be cause of infamous plane crash three years ago. The remaining crew and passengers of the malaysia airlines flight, which vanished on 8 march, are also being investigated. Captain zaharie ahmad shah in front of his flight simulator in the months after the disappearance of mh370, malaysian police searched for any clues that might suggest that the planes captain, zaharie ahmad shah, was the culprit. The pilot of malaysia airlines flight 370 conducted a flight simulation that closely matched the missing planes suspected route, reports new york magazine. Malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared on 8 march 2014, after departing from kuala lumpur. This model was created by the company phoenix simulation software, which is now called blackbox simulation. Mh370 pilot flew similar doomed route on home simulator.
Mh370 pilot flew suicide route on a simulator closely matching his. Flight mh370 pilot flew to indian ocean in simulator. Endofflight simulations of mh370 the disappearance of. Data from the mh370 pilots home flight simulator showed someone had used to. Adding motion simulation was a convergence of three interests.
Evidence revealed captain zaharie had used a flight simulation software in preparation for diverting the aircraft from its routine. Hoped files will give help discover what happened to missing mh370. Zaharie ahmad shah, had a flight simulator in his home. Missing mh370 pilot conducted suicide flight simulations. Jul 23, 2016 news world australasia mh370 pilot flew suicide route on a simulator closely matching his final flight. Investigators are poring over a stateoftheart flight simulator built by one of the pilots of missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 in a search for clues about the planes disappearance with. Mh370 pilot mysteriously resurfaces almost 2 years. In his home they found a hard drive that contained a flight simulation program as well as data points created when he saved simulated flights. The route found on the simulator hard drive is red, the suspected route of mh370 in yellow. In fact, the deleted flight was created using fs2004 aka fs9 and using the pss 777200lr model. Malaysia blasts report that mh370 pilot was found alive in taiwan hospital malaysia has blasted reports which claimed the pilot of the doomed mh370 plane had been found alive. Flight simulator x program in the weeks before mh370 disappeared. Mh370 pilot zaharie ahmad shah rehearsed the planes fatal.
Altered malaysia flight 370 course was on pilots simulator. Mar 24, 2014 investigators are poring over a stateoftheart flight simulator built by one of the pilots of missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 in a search for clues about the planes disappearance with. Mh370 pilot mysteriously resurfaces almost 2 years after his flight vanished over china sea. The australian transport safety bureau atsb, which is leading the search for the plane off australias west coast, told the guardian on thursday that the mh370 captains flight simulator showed someone had plotted a course to the southern indian ocean. Fbi finds nothing suspicious whatsoever on mh370 pilots. It contained evidence suggesting captain zaharie had used flight simulation software to prepare for diverting the aircraft. While supporters of this theory have cited hugo tesos app which hacked into pilottraining software, which teso. Data was wiped from pilots flight simulator weeks before. Australian officials confirmed on thursday that data recovered from a home flight simulator owned by the captain of malaysia airlines flight.
The malaysian government acknowledged for the first time that the pilot of flight 370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern indian ocean in 2014, had practiced such a route. Mh370 pilot used simulator to plot course over indian ocean. A confidential document held by malaysian police provides strongest evidence yet. Jul 28, 2016 mh370 pilots flight simulator plotted course over southern indian ocean. Mh370 pilot flew a suicide route on his home simulator. Feb 15, 2016 malaysia blasts report that mh370 pilot was found alive in taiwan hospital malaysia has blasted reports which claimed the pilot of the doomed mh370 plane had been found alive. Pilot of vanished malaysian flight had deviant route on his. Oct 03, 2017 report on mh370 finds initially similar route on pilots flight simulator. Cops find five indian ocean practice runways in mh370. Mar 19, 2014 hoped files will give help discover what happened to missing mh370. It couldnt have happened any other way mh370 disappeared in 2014 and its whereabouts is still a mystery but one expert believes he knows. Kuala lumpur, malaysia malaysia acknowledged for the first time that one of the pilots of malaysia airlines flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern indian ocean, where the missing jet is believed to have crashed. Mar 02, 2018 find out what happened to malaysia airlines flight mh370.
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