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Caribbean-Latin America
F-16s Shadow Ultralight After Incursion from Mexico
2010-05-18
Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418

#4  To "shadow" a plane does not mean to fly in tandem.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2010-05-18 14:51  

#3  Pilots should have taken a close high-speed pass for visual verification.
Posted by: OldSpook   2010-05-18 13:46  

#2  Yeah, 16's don't do awfully well in the 10-35 mph flight regime.
Posted by: mojo   2010-05-18 12:30  

#1  Given the speed differentials and the incredible turbulence generated by jet aircraft, the F-16s must have "shadowed" from afar or the ultralight would have immediately augered in.
Posted by: rwv   2010-05-18 09:22  

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