Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
The Java Sea is only 100-200ft deep, about the same as the North Sea, so detecting the emergency beacon should not be a problem once they have the technology in place to pick it up.

The seas had something like 3m waves on the day of the crash so any debris will likely be widely scattered, especially if the plane broke up.

It does sound like pilot error though. Due to the storm and no horizon, the human brain is easily confused. This is what happened with the Air France crash. Once in a stall in those conditions it is difficult to get out of.

Strangely, a glass of water would tell them where the true horizon was, but they rely on expensive computer information that can go AWOL if the outside tubes get blocked by ice.
Why not just fit a spirit level?