Although he got a C in his language class when he was in school at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Searcy resident Scott Follett’s first book has created a stir since it was released in December. Fusing his knowledge of airplanes with some investigating and a little speculation, in his book IGARI: Where MH-370 and the World Changed Course Forever, Follett explores a possible scenario that could account for the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370.
Follett grew up in Michigan, and when he graduated from high school in 1979, he joined the military. He went to West Point, where he studied engineering.
“West Point was the hardest school,” he said. “It’s very prestigious. There were opportunities there, and it was challenging.”
As news started to break on the plane’s mysterious circumstances, Follett was examining the evidence through the lens of his experience with aircraft and engineering. Some of the speculations out there simply did not add up, Follett said, and he started forming his own theories.
“The biggest theory was that the pilots did it,” he said. “In order for the pilots to do it, I knew that from my experience in aviation, it would have to be the entire flight crew, not just the pilots.”
Follett said the theory he has developed started with the passengers, not the pilots. Two passengers in particular captured his attention, and he believes they tie the plane’s disappearance to the Middle East. Read More