by oldoberon
Also you could only shadow from radar in on direction., so if crossing air defence you are still likely to be picked up at radar overlap points.
Originally Posted by
jugofpropwash
It does seem unlikely - and extremely difficult if not impossible to actually do - but we've already seen that radar coverage is a bit lax in the middle of the night. If an operator did see what appeared to be a 777 shadowing another 777, what would be his first instinct? I suspect that it would be that he's seeing some sort of echo or ghost artifact, rather than that someone really is trying to do that in a jumbo jet. Chances are, it might be ignored - or that the radar repairman might be called.
that quote is of one of my post and your response is fair point