On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 12:56:07 PM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:05:44 +0000, Benedict Smith wrote:

At 16:47 30 March 2015, Martin Gregorie wrote:
I've not seen anything to show this is anything but some reporter's
imagination.

Have a look at the flightradar 24 forum,
http://forum.flightradar24.com/threa...lysed-the-raw-
data-from-the-transponder-of-4U9525-and-found-some-more-data They detail
how this was found and have also released the raw data so anyone can
check it.
Ben.

Thanks for that.

I didn't know that Mode S would carry that sort of data: presumably its
there as a way to spot a fat-fingered an altitude change setting.


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That Airbus had CPDLC and ADS. That gives the European controlers the ability to "See" exactly what is set in the FMC and I believe the MCP. And I seriously doubt it was Fat-fingered to descend to that low altitude. I am fairly certain that the conclusion of the investigators is what happened.