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Re: Malaysia Airlines 777 engines pinged satellites after loss of radar

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On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:47:59 -0400, 2phar <none@example.com> wrote:

> It appears the engines on board the MH377 flight were equipped with 
> Rolls Royce Engine Health Management
> 
> "A critical aspect of the EHM system is the transfer of data from 
> aircraft to ground. Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting 
> System (ACARS) digital data-link systems are used as the primary method 
> of communication. This transmits the Aircraft Condition Monitoring 
> System (ACMS ) reports via a VHF radio or satellite link whilst the 
> aircraft is in-flight."

Another dumb then that ICAO did was not put ACARS transmissions on
multi-band HF. A 100 Channels would handle all the airplanes in the world
and we would always know where they were at. They also should have not
allowed the pilots access to turn ACARS off. It should run as long as the
engines are on. 

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Malaysia Airlines 777 engines pinged satellites after loss of radar 2phar <none@example.com> - 2014-03-14 08:47 -0400
  Re: Malaysia Airlines 777 engines pinged satellites after loss of radar 2phar <none@example.com> - 2014-03-14 09:00 -0400
    Re: Malaysia Airlines 777 engines pinged satellites after loss of radar RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-14 19:52 +0000
  Re: Malaysia Airlines 777 engines pinged satellites after loss of radar Michael Bachmann <michael.bachmann1978@gmail.com> - 2014-03-14 10:50 -0700
    Re: Malaysia Airlines 777 engines pinged satellites after loss of radar Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-14 22:32 +0000

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