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Barf, I'm trying to maintain my patience here, so bear with me. You asked me: "Do you understand how the BOSCTR radar works?". Let me clarify something you are obviously unaware of. BOSCTR RADAR CAN NOT PROVIDE ELEVATION DATA ON PRIMARY RETURNS. No matter who you want accuse of lying, the facts don't change. The ATC system relies on secondary returns (IFF Transponder Transmissions) for altitude data. That is why all aircraft flying on IFR flightplans must have an IFF.

It never ceases to amaze me that the most vocal critics of the NTSB and the TWA800 investigation know the least about what they are talking about. It's no wonder you think the NTSB is lying. You can't even interpret a simple data chart! The sad thing is, you blame the NTSB for you lack of analytical skill. The elevation cuts on I-9 don't even come from Boston Center. They come from an Air Route Surveillance Radar. Not even surveillance radars on AWACS have the kind of elevation accuracy you insist the NTSB is lying about. Sporadic P-3 primary returns?!!? Heck, I'm surprised they saw it at all.

If you are truly serious about your ridiculous theory, you owe it to yourself to do some research into our countries ATC system and the capability of its radars. You have got a lot of nerve to accuse me of lying about a subject you cannot even talk intelligently about.

Finally, you STILL haven't told me if I'm looking at the right thing on page 42. Are you afraid of your information?

Where did the altitudes in I-5 come from? The P3 and whatever it was towing did not have IFF as you put it. Is this just one more lie from you? That is total B.S. that altitudes and coordinates can't come from primary radar. I was an electronics officer in Korea before going into engineering. The technology has been around for a long time. You may not be aware of it but it exists. How does mortar locating radar work if mortar shells do not use IFF? You need to go back to school.

That is why all aircraft flying on IFR flightplans must have an IFF.

Most of us just call that 'a transponder' now since, in reality, it isn't *used* for that 'IFF' function anymore (it's early *roots* may have been in that area - but that's been awhile now).

We used to have a poster self-identified as "FormerLurker" who would call it "IFF ..." all the time. Is there a connection here?