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Benny - think I'm right in saying you are a pilot...

Watching the programme on the missing Malaysian airline - I'm wondering would the 777 have had 2 or 3 crew in the flight deck? Think it's 2 but can't find anything online.

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It depends; usually two but if it's a long sector with only a short lay over then, according to CAA regulations at any rate, you need a third man to extend the duty hours that can be worked. However, each country has different rules so it is very difficult to make an educated guess, not knowing the aforesaid circumstances of this particular flight.
 
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Ok Benny thank you.

It's apparently a 6 hour flight from KL to Beijing so I wondered if that meant a 3 flight crew.

I'm sure all will become clear in time...
 
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No worries. On a 6 hour flight it's more than likely only going to be a 2 man flight deck. 6 hours is a long short-haul or, as in this case, a short long-haul.
 
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When I got my licence Malayan airlines were considered among the better airlines with most pilots trained in UK. Is that how you see it Benny?
 
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From what I hear they are ok but there are a lot of really good airlines about these days. Singapore, Emirates, Etihad, Korean all have a very good reputation. BA, Cathay, Malaysian, JAL are also good but, IMO, not quite as good. Turkish, most American airlines and Virgin are ok. I suppose if you get a good service by a particular crew on a particular flight you might start an affinity to that particular Airline. Horses for courses I guess. There are still a lot of Brit, Aussie, Kiwi and Yanks flogging around the Middle and Far East getting good, tax free salaries but they do add a layer of non-cultural reliability to the indigenous pilot population, which is a very good thing. For a long time Korean resisted the Western influence but after a string of pilot related crashes they realised it was a good thing too and now embrace it.
 
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I qualified in the 60s and Cathay Pacific were the exotic airline in those days and BOAC flying the flag for us. I bought the Rapide off BOAC when they pulled out of the Scilly Isle run.

Agree with you Phil, This had gone on for too long now and even if they find debris 1500 miles SW of Aus it is so deep and inhospitable finding wreckage would be the challenge of the century.
 
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De Havilland twin engined biplane. 12 seater with single seat cockpit. Twin Gypsey moths.

And yes I am I'm afraid.
 
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Barrie, you didn't take off from Bournemouth a couple of years ago doing trips from Bournemouth Flying Club? I distinctly remember watching it take of on 26 and it was already airborne by the Echo taxiway, a take off run of about 400m! Just goes to show how much lift is available on a biplane...weighing less than 3 tons.
 
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More like 20 years ago Martin. Mostly from Compton but 26 was a regular option. Nearly 400 feet before we cleared the perimeter on a good day.
 
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wouldn't surprise me if its down somewhere, being loaded with a dirty nuke. someone is keeping quite
 
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More likely to be in the centre of a set of ever-expanding ripples somewhere. The question now is, where?
 
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what gets me most of the countries don't get along, won't share info, India don't want Chinese ships in their waters, now Chinese Gov have said they have found another object with Chinese satellites plus it sounds like Indonesia wouldn't give info to the Malaysia about radar. to much info being held onto. plus funny nothing from the Americans who can spot a terrorist on the ground.
 
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