(1) All aircraft operating in civil airspace are required to display position lights at night.

(2) Most people who are not aviators or trained observers are notoriously poor judges of altitude, size and speed of aircraft. I'm not saying out of hand that your observation was wrong, but the chances of it are statistically rather high. Your lack of other identifying information does nothing to dispel this notion.

(3) Obviously it was "100% manmade". Birds and other flying creatures are not equipped with lights.

(4) While it could have been a drone, in most places they are prohibited from overflying densely populated areas. This is not to say that the military or law enforcement might not have authorization to break the rules now and then, but they rarely fly at low altitudes except when taking off and landing.

(4) My vote is for a higher flying aircraft that was larger and farther away than you think it was. At higher altitudes, nav lights are much harder to see and many modern engines are very quiet above a thousand feet. .

In North America? None.

Not unless you have over $200,000 available to purchase 1,500 hours of flight time and all the pilot licenses and rating from Private Pilot through ATP. Even then, without previous work experience as a pilot, you'd be an iffy candidate for a regional airline.

Here's how it works. You go to flight school and earn your private pilot, instrument pilot, multi-engine pilot and commercial pilot ratings. This will give you somewhere between 200 and 250 flight hours (depending on the classification of school). To earn an Airline Transport Pilot license, which is required at all airlines in the USA, you need 1,500 hours and at least the ATP written exams passed. As an alternative, you need a 4 year aviation degree earned at a college or university that has an approved airline-prep flight program , 1,000 hours of flight time, and the ATP written exams passed.

The 200-250 hours and required flight courses required to earn a commercial pilot certificate will set you back anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000. To go from there to 1,500 hours and an ATP would cost you another $150,000 to $200,000. Few people have that sort of money to spend or the financial credit to borrow that much money (or the stupidity to pay $200,000 to obtain minimum credentials for a $20,000 a year entry-level job). The standard approach is to obtain one or more flight instructor ratings after getting the commercial pilot certificate and then go to work at a flight school until you have enough experience to qualify for the ATP. After 500 hours, it wouldn't hurt to get a "Part 135" job such as flying tourists for a sight-seeing operation.

Once you have the licenses and preferred experience required to get hired, most companies that might hire you will provide training in the aircraft they fly. Some companies, however, prefer that you have either a type rating or some previous experience in their aircraft, or a comparable one.

In other words NOBODY goes from zero to regional airline qualified at flight school. A year or three as a working pilot in a non-airline job is unavoidable.

Sure, why not? However, it isn't exactly like applying for a job at Walmart. It might take the whole length of the bf's deployment to get through the application and interview process and be offered a job. One thing is certain - you do not need to go to a so-called flight attendant or cabin crew school. It's a waste of money. By law, all airlines must train new-hires from scratch regardless of previous training or experience. If you meet the basic qualifications, all you need to do is start applying and hope you get called for an interview.

24.000 is no 33.000 feet. At 9 km hight temps are between 50 to 60 celsius. You can surfive the cold a short while but not the air at 33.000 feet. It takes a few seconds to max 30 seconds before a passenger becomes unconsious. If a plaine stays in tact one can use the Omask... but these people had not time for that.

The flight 243 had a plane that stayed relatively in tact. The MH17 however did not stay in tact it broke up in pieces when it was shot. Lot of bodies just fell from the sky some still attached to chairs, also many without chairs. Some within parts of the body of the plane.

The dead passengers were blue (a proof that relates to the temeratures on 33.000 feet). A rebel commander said these people have been dead for days, because they were blue. He was not realizing that effect comes whe the hight this plane flew in.

Further locals witnessed the bodies fell like quiet flowerblades... That is a sign these people were not consious when they fell and when they hit the ground.

That depends upon which lights you are referring to. Landing and recognition lights - yes. Position lights - no. Anti-collision lights - it depends upon the meteorological conditions and whether the flashing interferes with the vision of the pilots. Somehow I doubt that you know the difference between these types of lights nor do you recognize the role that distance plays in visual perception.

By the way, since the purpose of YA in general is education, it's "I've seen...", or "I have seen...", not "I seen".