Paul, That'd be my guess. The FA-18 is notoriously short on range. Couple that with it flying a slower than it like and it probably sucks fuel like sieve. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Sagauro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amatuer Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 30 Meter Digital Group # 5794 -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of pulind@xxxxx Sent: Monday, 29 October, 2012 20:35 To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: FW: Shuttle arrival LAX - Ride along. Very cool video. What's that underneath the NASA chase plane, a fuel tank? Paul Lind ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:50:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [AZ-Observing] FW: Shuttle arrival LAX - Ride along. Got this from a friend of mine. Y=Thought I d share. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Sagauro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amatuer Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 30 Meter Digital Group # 5794 Subject: Shuttle arrival LAX - Ride along. Wow! Way too cool! http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/shuttlelax/Shuttlelaxvideo.html -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.