Air Asia Flight Lost Over Indonesia

[Keef]

@Beeblebrox237 That's what I'm thinking. And look at the red temperatures which show average height storm clouds surrounding the cell in the center. I think it's likely they were flying through a typical storm, maybe heavy rain, and the radar couldn't penetrate all the way through to show them the supercell until it was too late. I also think the investigation will show that the decision to climb was a bad one. A better one would have been to make a drastic diversion or even reverse course.

 

[Swagger897]

Why would you make a PIREP concerning conditions you aren't experiencing? Flights are supposed to be staying at least 20 miles away from thunderstorms. I don't know where to look but I assume there won't be any PIREPs about thunderstorms in the area because everybody will be avoiding them.

If there was enough light for pilots too see, I'm sure they would have reported conditions of the storm. And 20 mile deviation isn't really that much when you see how large the storm was.

That might have come off demanding as to "where are the PIREPS" but I mean more in an interested way, as to were any filed at all, sorry if that confused anyone..

From the pilots that I know well and spoke to often when I was considering aviation as my career, I recall them talking constantly to each other. Sometimes comedic, sometimes serious.

 

[Liquid]

BBC

Parts of the tail have been found in the Java.

 

[Dennisch]

BBC

Parts of the tail have been found in the Java.

That should shorten the search for the black boxes, if they are where they should be.

 

[Robin]

A few pictures... hopefully one of the black boxes won't be far off.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

The Flight Data Recorders have reportedly been recovered. Awaiting confirmation now.

 

[Liquid]

The Flight Data Recorders have reportedly been recovered. Awaiting confirmation now.

Beeb are running a story with footage of the plane from the Indonesian Navy.

 

[GTsail]

According to recent testimony and the preliminary report from reviewing the flight data recorder, Flight 8501 went into a steep climb and then stalled

http://atwonline.com/safety/indonesia-airasia-a320-climbed-beyond-normal-rate-crashing

I found on another website that the Airbus A320 has a normal max climb rate of 3300 feet per minute, so if the reports are correct, Flight 8501 was climbing at double the normal rate.

Respectfully,
GTsail