AP: Air Asia plane missing w/ 162 aboard

[KestrelBike]

First thing I'd want to know are the profiles of the pilot & co-pilot

[sniper7]

First thing I'd want to know are the profiles of the pilot & co-pilot

(Twilight zone theme in background with a deep voice "there wasn't ANY!!!!!!")

[Gman]

Airbus A320 trying to fly over severe weather? Sounds similar to the Air France A330 flight 447 crash.

[KestrelBike]

(Twilight zone theme in background with a deep voice "there wasn't ANY!!!!!!")

Investigators look at the manifest: "Lee, Park, Soong, WILLIAM SHATNER?!?"

[CareyH]

First thing I'd want to know are the profiles of the pilot & co-pilot

looks like the Pilot and co-pilot had about 8000 hours between the two of them. They were requesting a flight plan deviation due to bad weather about 5mins before they lost contact. New Bermuda triangle?!?!?

[KestrelBike]

looks like the Pilot and co-pilot had about 8000 hours between the two of them. They were requesting a flight plan deviation due to bad weather about 5mins before they lost contact. New Bermuda triangle?!?!?

Huh. So they're at ~15,000ft, start getting their ass kicked by the storm, go to climb, turbulence meets stall speed and into the briny deep they go?

[Gman]

Huh. So they're at ~15,000ft, start getting their ass kicked by the storm, go to climb, turbulence meets stall speed and into the briny deep they go?

No, more than double that.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/airasia-plane-with-162-on-board-missing-en-route-to-singapore/ar-BBhhR9T

Shortly before disappearing, the pilot asked to ascend by 6,000 feet to 38,000 feet to avoid heavy clouds, according to an Indonesian transport ministry official.

"The plane requested to air traffic control to fly to the left side, which was approved," Djoko Murjatmodjo told a press conference.

"But their request to fly to 38,000 feet from 32,000 feet could not be approved at that time due to traffic, there was a flight above, and five minutes later the flight disappeared from radar."

[BushMasterBoy]

The official religion of Malaysia is Islam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Malaysia

[sniper7]

Huh. So they're at ~15,000ft, start getting their ass kicked by the storm, go to climb, turbulence meets stall speed and into the briny deep they go?

They were at 32,000 wanting to climb to 38,000' and deviate for weather. Looking at the radar for that area there were some serious cells/thunderstorms. They could have run into severe icing, severe turbulence and stalled it. They could have got huge hail possibly damaging or destroying the aircraft.

I will venture to say this one was weather related somehow.

[KestrelBike]

No, more than double that.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/airasia-plane-with-162-on-board-missing-en-route-to-singapore/ar-BBhhR9T

They were at 32,000 wanting to climb to 38,000' and deviate for weather. Looking at the radar for that area there were some serious cells/thunderstorms. They could have run into severe icing, severe turbulence and stalled it. They could have got huge hail possibly damaging or destroying the aircraft.

I will venture to say this one was weather related somehow.

Ah ok, got confused and thought this was all 5 min into the flight.