cnn has been pulling the wool over the viewers eyes. (what's new?) They

[shraby]

have been making a big deal out of showing a correspondent reporting that the planes are "about to leave Perth" at any time cause its about 8 a.m. and they have a 4 hour flight to get to the search area and can search for 2 hours and have to return to base because of fuel.
Give me a break.
If I were in charge, the planes would leave around 4 a.m. to reach the search area at daybreak to maximize the daylight hours, with another group of planes leaving so there is a short overlap in the search by a new group.
What brainiac thought up the "planes leaving at 8 a.m." bit?

[5X]

1. At daybreak, the sun would be at a low angle

making it hard to spot things in the water. Just a thought.

[itsrobert]

2. Plus the search area is about 1500 miles away to the West

That two time zones in the United States.

[shraby]

3. The time zone used is Perth Au.

[itsrobert]

5. regardless, what I am saying

It get's lighter a lot earlier in Perth than the search area.

[5X]

4. Assuming two time zones, leaving at 8am would put them in the

search area at about 9am. If i am figuring this right, about right for the
angle of the sun maybe. If they can go 500mph which may be way too fast.
I'm not an aviator.