A NEW Trace! The FULL MH370 Story, so Far..
What it is
Mentour Pilot's 56-minute account of the MH370 disappearance and what is now known, including the WSPR radio tracking technique and other sensing methods. It was made ahead of renewed search efforts.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as a detailed, pilot's-eye summary of the whole MH370 story and the case for searching again.
- 5 people recommended it
- 4 different months
- 2 strong recommendations
- first 2024, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“Probably the best summary and why it makes sense to actually search for it, courtesy of mentour pilot.”
Best summary of MH370 and the case for resuming the search.
ReptileMan, 2025-02 · Strong recommendation · in “MH370: Malaysia is resuming the search for missing 777 airliner, 11 years later”
“I highly recommend Mentour Pilots videos on the topic, for an indepth introduction to the whole story and the new search”
In-depth introduction to the whole MH370 story and the new search.
V__, 2025-12 · Strong recommendation · in “MH370 vanished in 2014.New search aims to find answers families desperately want”
“For those interested in a pilot's view of this incident, check out MentourPilot's latest video.”
Pilot's view of MH370, including WSPR radio tracking technique around 45 minutes in.
jkic47, 2024-03 · Recommendation · in “Ignore the Nutty Conspiracies, MH370 Was Likely a 'Zombie Flight'”
“I think Petter's (Mentour Pilot) delve into it is quite good - there's a lot of detail I hadn't known.”
Detailed pilot's look at MH370 with many new details.
mcbain, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Final two communications from MH370 support controlled descent scenario (2021)”
“If anyone is interested in recently made content that recaps the whole thing, all the available information, some of the speculation”
Recap of MH370 information, speculation and the most recent news.
sofixa, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Final two communications from MH370 support controlled descent scenario (2021)”
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Topics: mh370, aviation accidents, wspr, malaysia airlines, search and rescue
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