u/Mr_Tingler

So ones again, I went into ADS and started smiling.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a96380

I usually go and check ads once a week to keep track of archers progress. Mostly it have been the N703AX doing almost daily normal flight like a normal plane, and the N704AX doing some hover tests maybe once a week?

But this made me happy, and I want to share this moment with you lads.

The way I see it is that the N704AX is doing real hovering tests where the aircraft is testing to gaining horizontal speed. The piloted transition is near. I can feel it.

If you click on the orange line you can see the replay and the stats for yourself.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a96380&lat=36.655&lon=-121.606&zoom=14.3&showTrace=2026-06-24