Good point. None of the talking heads or “experts” have mentioned these resources. Seems like they would be perfect for this job.
day 4 of looking off Australia and still not a peep even with two different images with good coordinates of apparently the same thing. I considered weather, but from this link, that is not an issue either.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/world/satellite
Ironic thing is I was watching the Science Channel yesterday and one of their “How It Works” shows did a story of how the slides are built and tested. It is just one company in Phoenix. This is the company that makes them for the 777.
http://utcaerospacesystems.com/cap/products/Pages/inflatable-evacuation-systems.aspx