Daughter’s heartrending message to missing pilot
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The daughter of the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines pilot sent a heartbreaking message to her father on Twitter after news came in that contact with the flight had been lost.
He was all over the news, she said, before asking him to “come home fast” so he could read all about it.
Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, enjoyed flying the Boeing 777 so much he spent his off days tinkering with a flight simulator of the plane that he had set up at home, colleagues said.
Zaharie had always wanted to be a pilot and joined the carrier in 1981.
Airline staff who worked with him said he knew the ins and outs of the Boeing 777 extremely well, as he was always practicing with the simulator.
“He was an aviation tech geek. You could ask him anything and he would help you. That is the kind of guy he is,” said a co-pilot who had flown with Zaharie.
Zaharie set up the Boeing 777 simulator at his home in a suburb on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital where many airline staff stay as it provides quick access to Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Pictures posted by Zaharie on his Facebook page show a simulator with three computer monitors, a tangle of wires and several panels. “We used to tease him. We would ask him, why are you bringing your work home,” said a pilot who knew Zaharie.
Zaharie’s passion for aviation went beyond the Boeing 777. Other photos posted by him on Facebook show he was an avid collector of remote-controlled, miniature aircraft.
Fellow pilots said it would be impossible for Zaharie to be in any way to blame for the disappearance of the aircraft.
“He knew everything about the Boeing 777. Something significant would have had to happen for Zaharie and the plane to go missing,” said one.
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