Anonymous ID: bd82e9 March 11, 2021, 8:34 p.m. No.13189613   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Still up and circling NE or North Las Vegas airport.

Could be burning off fuel, could be something totally different.

Watching.

Still Squawking Mechanical Emergency. 7700 If true should be trying to get down as soon and as safely as possible. Seems to be circling over built up area too which is weird.

Anonymous ID: bd82e9 March 11, 2021, 9:19 p.m. No.13189764   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>13189737

Normally an F35 would not show up on ADSB Exchange at all. At least you normally don't see fighters up, only the tankers that are refueling them.

NEllis flies a lot of military stuff that doesn't show on ADSB, training missions, weapons practice on the desert ranges to the northโ€ฆ.

He called an emergency which made that important, and he came on commercial transponder.

From what I saw he appeared to have a mechanical problem, not engine, because he could maintain speed and altitude. He then circled to burn off fuel and then came back to land.

That might indicate control problems or undercarriage/weapon load problems may even have been instruments..

Anonymous ID: bd82e9 March 11, 2021, 9:20 p.m. No.13189765   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>13189737

Normally an F35 would not show up on ADSB Exchange at all. At least you normally don't see fighters up, only the tankers that are refueling them.

NEllis flies a lot of military stuff that doesn't show on ADSB, training missions, weapons practice on the desert ranges to the northโ€ฆ.

He called an emergency which made that important, and he came on commercial transponder.

From what I saw he appeared to have a mechanical problem, not engine, because he could maintain speed and altitude. He then circled to burn off fuel and then came back to land.

That might indicate control problems or undercarriage/weapon load problems may even have been instruments..

>>13189737