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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1291770" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>1. A plane that turns its transponder off is just an anonymous blip on a radar screen, which itself is nothing more than microwave radiation being reflected off of a distant object. Unless you make a concerted effort to lock onto and track that specific object, it can disappear rather easily. Civilian air traffic control is only designed to track aircraft that WANT to be monitored.</p><p></p><p>2. Satellites gather millions of bits of raw data every minute--but it still takes a human to find, analyze and sift thru all that information. We can see every square foot of the Indian Ocean with our spy satellites but unless we have some idea of WHICH particular square foot to look at, finding a plane out there is like looking for a needle in a haystack with a magnifying glass.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent using BrownCafe App</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1291770, member: 14668"] 1. A plane that turns its transponder off is just an anonymous blip on a radar screen, which itself is nothing more than microwave radiation being reflected off of a distant object. Unless you make a concerted effort to lock onto and track that specific object, it can disappear rather easily. Civilian air traffic control is only designed to track aircraft that WANT to be monitored. 2. Satellites gather millions of bits of raw data every minute--but it still takes a human to find, analyze and sift thru all that information. We can see every square foot of the Indian Ocean with our spy satellites but unless we have some idea of WHICH particular square foot to look at, finding a plane out there is like looking for a needle in a haystack with a magnifying glass. Sent using BrownCafe App [/QUOTE]
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