Interesting......on FR24 just now..
EDIT: looks as though he's on approach to Odessa.....and his ADS-B data has disappeared ...
Batman11 - Typhoon.....
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Re: Batman11 - Typhoon.....
A bit of a "hot" area at the moment. Either jammed by the Russians or did he suppress his own electronic signature, no squawk etc? What are the usual military procedures in this area?
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Re: Batman11 - Typhoon.....
No idea. If the mission was 'exploratory' he may have switched to modes 1 & 2 only although the airspace is fully open to civvy traffic. Could just be a glitch with the ADS-B system.
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Re: Batman11 - Typhoon.....
He disappeared whilst descending through 6000ft. As Boac says, probably a glitch with the ADS-B system. I doubt whether there is a plethora of ground stations in that part of the world so low level data might be sparse. I thought it odd that an RAF Typhoon would be operating there as a singleton - no wingman or tanker - but we all know not to take FR24 data as gospel.
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Re: Batman11 - Typhoon.....
In the olden days it wasn't that unusual to have only one aircraft in a formation squawking.
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Re: Batman11 - Typhoon.....
Local Air Force used (still use?) to deactivate the ADS-B data until in some attitude and just before landing - I could still other aircraft landing in the airports in question.