>>507807198

Just want to point this out - KEMP44 was doing racetracks out over the Atlantic ocean. Unless it was for practice, they were actively refueling.

The log for the flight shows they DID decelerate to ~300kts during that time. That’s refueling speed.

59 2025-06-17 23:58:27 UTC 39.3594 -71.7939
199°
22025 ft 346 kts
14 ft/min
MLAT 2221
160 2025-06-17 23:58:47 UTC 39.3388 -71.7975
188°
22025 ft 351 kts
6 ft/min
MLAT 2221
161 2025-06-17 23:58:56 UTC 39.3316 -71.7971
177°
22025 ft 354 kts
6 ft/min
MLAT 2221
162 2025-06-17 23:59:48 UTC 39.2878 -71.7017
086°
22025 ft 493 kts MLAT 2221
163 2025-06-18 00:01:19 UTC 39.2846 -71.5246
091°
22025 ft 288 kts MLAT 2221
164 2025-06-18 00:03:03 UTC 39.2659 -71.3151
097°
22025 ft 301 kts MLAT 2221
165 2025-06-18 00:04:35 UTC 39.2984 -71.1664
074°
22025 ft 396 kts MLAT 2221
166 2025-06-18 00:07:44 UTC 39.4003 -71.5471
289°
22025 ft 283 kts MLAT 2221
167 2025-06-18 00:08:45 UTC 39.4078 -71.6554
284°
MLAT 2221
168 2025-06-18 00:08:53 UTC 39.4062 -71.6578
229°
MLAT 2221