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Originally Posted by DJofSD
That could very well be true, however, I thought the initial reports stated the aircraft disappeared from RADAR. Could it have been a transponder signal ceasing instead? Reporters might not have differentiated between the two.
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A transponder transmits an identifying signal. Turning it off would not make a plane disappear from radar.
Disappearing from radar happens all the time when a plane flies outside of the specific range of a specific radar station. And planes do fly outside the range of all radar at times.
Until there is more information, everyone should just relax.
