Emiliano Sala

[marnie]

Very sadly,this is not going to end well.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Very sadly,this is not going to end well.

You don't say!

Surely they must be able to go off mobile phone signals to narrow down the area the plane disappeared. Again it's the usual "how can you lose a plane" scenario.

But 2 days of searching and not a single sighting of any wreckage, no indication that it landed safely anywhere. I am no expert but I don't think I plane landing on water would just drop immediately to the bottom.

 

[neil999]

You don't say!

Surely they must be able to go off mobile phone signals to narrow down the area the plane disappeared. Again it's the usual "how can you lose a plane" scenario.

But 2 days of searching and not a single sighting of any wreckage, no indication that it landed safely anywhere. I am no expert but I don't think I plane landing on water would just drop immediately to the bottom.

clearly

 

[Big Fat Sam]

clearly

Thanks mate. Great post, would read again.

Fingers cross Mr Emiliano pops up sooner rather than later, if only just to give his family closure and peace.

 

[canuckblue]

You don't say!

Surely they must be able to go off mobile phone signals to narrow down the area the plane disappeared. Again it's the usual "how can you lose a plane" scenario.

But 2 days of searching and not a single sighting of any wreckage, no indication that it landed safely anywhere. I am no expert but I don't think I plane landing on water would just drop immediately to the bottom.

If it broke up, it would. Weather in the area is apparently pretty bad, meaning very choppy seas. Almost impossible to ditch under those conditions and have the plane remain intact. And the mobile phone signals would be useless -- the currents in the channel are such that any wreckage would drift from the point of impact pretty quickly.

 

[larrygobfiend]

Thanks mate. Great post, would read again.

Fingers cross Mr Emiliano pops up sooner rather than later, if only just to give his family closure and peace.

Jeez mate, did you wake up this morning and decide you feel like being a massive helmet today?

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Jeez mate, did you wake up this morning and decide you feel like being a massive helmet today?

Stay on topic pal! Thoughts are with FC Nantes and Cardiff City FC this morning. Praying for a safe return, or at least him being returned to his family asap.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

A long discussion in this professional pilots forum:

https://www.pprune.org/accidents-cl...rcraft-disappeared-near-channel-island-6.html

As others have said there are extremely strong currents in the Channel Islands area.

 

[Kenshin]

Why was he on such a terrible plane?

Who sanctioned it?

 

[PhilM]

You hear about planes going missing around Bermuda, or south east Asia, but the English Channel?? People swim that. Its so surreal to imagine what happened. Its been so cold lately at this point I can't imagine there's much hope of finding them alive even if they had got into a life raft.

The type of aircraft (single engine weighted at the front) would mean if they did ditch there would be a strong possibility it would flip forward when it bellied.

If it somehow miraculously didn't flip or survived intact (not breaking up), then it would quickly go down by the head again because of the weight being forward.

In all honesty, it is very unlikely that they would have survived the impact and if they did then immersion in such strong currents and cold water would be lethal.

With regards to the airworthiness? Well, that's something that will be investigated but I do think that sometimes greed, ignorance or naivety can cloud judgements.

 

[Wayno]

Seems utterly bizzare to me that they’ve publicly announced that they are working with the theory that he’s survived on a raft and just hasn’t been found

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Seems utterly bizzare to me that they’ve publicly announced that they are working with the theory that he’s survived on a raft and just hasn’t been found

He'll be half way to Brazil by now. No idea how they can come to that conclusion, but I am sure they have their reasons. Hopefully it is the case and he's found. But extremely unlikely. Stranger things have happened mind you.

 

[-Rob-]

Why was he on such a terrible plane?

Who sanctioned it?

Cardiff City have said they hadn't arranged any transportation for him as he arranged it himself. I can only imagine he was trying to save a few quid by going for a cheaper option rather than paying for the luxury private jet we expect most Premier league players to use.

 

[Nymzee]

Cardiff City have said they hadn't arranged any transportation for him as he arranged it himself. I can only imagine he was trying to save a few quid by going for a cheaper option rather than paying for the luxury private jet we expect most Premier league players to use.

By all accounts he was a very modest, humble and down to earth player that likes to just roam around Nantes and use the local cafes. Perhaps he just isn’t into anything flash like private jets.

 

[evertondotcom]

Jeez mate, did you wake up this morning and decide you feel like being a massive helmet today?

That's rich.