A detectable U-turn before transponder was disconnected would be very=20
careless, I would speculate that this could be intentional mis-information.
However, the whole world is watching for intruders in there own=20
airspace. A quiet re-entry to controlled airspace could occur but it=20
would require resources of a military nature.

On 3/12/2014 2:22 PM, William Wilson wrote:
> The last thing I heard was that the plane did a U turn and disconnected i=
ts transponder. Military radar had it dropping to extremely low altitude an=
d disappearing for a while. Then it popped up
> briefly and went back to extremely low altitude.
> So either it crashed or an really knowledgeable pilot stole the plane.

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deaf can hear." - Mark Twain


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