I can tell you what's likely, under normal circumstances. But that's another annoyance attached to your case: we don't know what's going on. We can't know until we can get the right people to investigate, and if you're worried about the tethers, it's my opinion that detaining the craft and taking residence in accommodations will make it easier on the right people to figure things out.

Safer, too. [ ... ] But that's just my opinion, and your testimony should reflect what you want. But I know which one will have the least file work...