One thing has always been troublesome to me is the word "WAIT" in her last transmission mainly because I don't understand the context in how it is being used. In her last communications (as documented in the call log) she said that she would repeat on 6210 KCS "WAIT".
As I am not a pilot, would that have a common aviation usage, sorta like "STOP" used in telegrams (i.e., WILL MEET AT GILMORE HOTEL STOP; CORNER OF 5TH AVE AND MAIN STOP)? My initial reaction is to treat it in the context that I understand meaning "hold on a minute I have more information to convey to you that I am just learning or an unexpected event is unfolding which will give me more information to give to you" and then silence.
Why no more transmissions after that until post loss messages? I know that no one can answer for sure, but to me it indicates something, even though it is only one word, of importance happened causing her to not transmit any longer or not have the ability to transmit any longer until landing at Niku.
Is that when the "crashed in the ocean proponents" believe that she crashed?
LTM
Don