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2007-09-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Plane carrying aviation adventurer Steve Fossett missing

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Posted by Fred 2007-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 And Guam Senator Mark Forbes to receive treatment for cancer in the Philippines, ala 1960's-70's Guam Taotamonas.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-05 01:59|| 2007-09-05 01:59|| Front Page Top

#2 A flight plan, though not necessary by law, is a good thing. Even a flight notification to a friend or associate is good. At the very least, it is a courtesy to your potential rescuers. Knowing your destination helps. And if you give position reports to the FAA flight service station every 30 minutes, you really narrow down the search area.

Knowing where you are going for, say, a 300 mile trip makes the search down to a strip, say 20 miles wide x 300 miles long, or 6000 sq miles. Not knowing where you went makes it a circle of at least 300 mile radius, or 283,000 sq miles.

I have been on searches like that. Pilots with no notification to anyone of their plans pi$$ me off.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-09-05 08:36|| 2007-09-05 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 The plane took off from a private airstrip on Barron Hilton's ranch, after it had been checked out by his personal mechanic to look at possible land speed trial locations. He left his sat phone behind, flew low and didn't trigger a transponder signal, nor give off a satellite signal upon impact. FOX also said this area is used by the military to train as it resembles Afghanistan, and the National Guard is looking with sophisticated technology. Just seems like there should be more to the story with all these wealthy pilots, as the pictures of Fossett almost always include Branson.

Posted by Danielle 2007-09-05 13:49|| 2007-09-05 13:49|| Front Page Top

#4 look in Barksdale, next to the B52.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-09-05 13:59|| 2007-09-05 13:59|| Front Page Top

#5 He's dead, Jim.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-09-05 19:16|| 2007-09-05 19:16|| Front Page Top

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