The satellite position analysis only says where the plane likely was near the end of its flight. How it ended up in the water matters greatly. For example if there was someone conscious in the cockpit then it could have glided way outside of the search area. Even an uncontrolled spiralling into the ocean describes a potentially large area.
One thing that keeps resurfacing is that the whole affair is unlike anything before. Suicidal pilots have crashed quickly in all other cases, various things have involved extraordinary good luck or extraordinary knowledge (eg avoiding various radar coverage), explanations for satellite systems going offline/online require precise fiddling with various electrical busses, there aren't any credible explanations for deliberate act or accident, the Malaysian government has either covered things up or is very incompetent (or both), and it goes on.
Air France 440 was also shrouded in mystery (but nowhere near this degree), and turned out to be very poor airmanship by one pilot.
For anyone curious about more of the technical aspects behind the scenes then Jeff Wise writes about it frequently. http://jeffwise.net/
One thing that keeps resurfacing is that the whole affair is unlike anything before. Suicidal pilots have crashed quickly in all other cases, various things have involved extraordinary good luck or extraordinary knowledge (eg avoiding various radar coverage), explanations for satellite systems going offline/online require precise fiddling with various electrical busses, there aren't any credible explanations for deliberate act or accident, the Malaysian government has either covered things up or is very incompetent (or both), and it goes on.
Air France 440 was also shrouded in mystery (but nowhere near this degree), and turned out to be very poor airmanship by one pilot.
For anyone curious about more of the technical aspects behind the scenes then Jeff Wise writes about it frequently. http://jeffwise.net/