BV,
I totally agree with you. What's the point in spending all that money and accepting several design compromises on F-35 to then use it at LL? The reason for LL ops is to delay or prevent RF or visual acquisition through terrain masking / radar LoS denial - bit pointless for a LO design.....
Doing something inherently risky for fun simply will not cut it. Mind you, all this talk of 250ft is giving me a nosebleed!
Back on topic, briefly, I really enjoyed the series - the LAX landaway looked fun!