Steve Fossett is Missing as of 9/4/07

[adventureduo]

Still missing?

 

[ntsqd]

Using Google Earth to try to find any wreckage:
http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=9TSZK4G35XEZJZG21T60&kw=Flash

 

[Desertoutpost]

Using Google Earth to try to find any wreckage:
http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=9TSZK4G35XEZJZG21T60&kw=Flash

Is this legit? I thought Google Earth did not have current photo's due to Homeland Security issues, meaning the photos are "Aged" so critical information is not viewable? I would be a skeptic of this? If it is real please let me know.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Is anyone else amazed by the shear amount of plane wrecks in the area they are searching. They have been calling them "uncharted"... I suppose that means they never logged them into their "database" when the wrecks originally occured?

 

[ntsqd]

Is this legit? I thought Google Earth did not have current photo's due to Homeland Security issues, meaning the photos are "Aged" so critical information is not viewable? I would be a skeptic of this? If it is real please let me know.

I've no idea if it's legit or not. Seems reasonable, but how effective it might be?

The thing I find amazing is this obviously experienced guy flys off w/o leaving behind any sort of general area to expect him to be in, or w/o an automatic EPIRB or similar. My first thot when venturing out alone is "Will they expect me to be in this area?" If the answer is no, then I re-think my plan.

Yea Kurt, I've been amazed by that too.

 

[Desertoutpost]

I've no idea if it's legit or not. Seems reasonable, but how effective it might be?

The thing I find amazing is this obviously experienced guy flys off w/o leaving behind any sort of general area to expect him to be in, or w/o an automatic EPIRB or similar. My first thot when venturing out alone is "Will they expect me to be in this area?" If the answer is no, then I re-think my plan.

Yea Kurt, I've been amazed by that too.

I agree and have followed this thread and the thoughts....

These are mine...

Reason for leaving without plan and equipment~

1. Forgot (complacent)
2. Did not see need, (complacent)
3. Did not have them handy (lazy)
4. Assumed friends plane had them (complacent)
5. Planned on not coming back or being found (criminal in nature)
6. Had but equipment failed
7. Had but could not use

Did I miss anything? Which one I have no idea, just some of my thoughts?

 

[SOAZ]

Is this legit? I thought Google Earth did not have current photo's due to Homeland Security issues, meaning the photos are "Aged" so critical information is not viewable? I would be a skeptic of this? If it is real please let me know.

What I read was that Richard Branson was working with Google to look at any of their recent sat photos to either see the plane in mid flight to get an idea of where it was headed or find smoe wreckage. I don't think they meant he was literally looking at google earth.

 

[Dave]

Is this legit? I thought Google Earth did not have current photo's due to Homeland Security issues, meaning the photos are "Aged" so critical information is not viewable? I would be a skeptic of this? If it is real please let me know.

The article I read from the BBC said Google released updated images of the general area. Once Google released the images, Amazon set up the search scheme.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6987358.stm

 

[Grim Reaper]

Is this legit? I thought Google Earth did not have current photo's due to Homeland Security issues, meaning the photos are "Aged" so critical information is not viewable? I would be a skeptic of this? If it is real please let me know.

They were reporting it on the news last night and directing people to AVWEB.com who had a story on it and link to Google earth.

 

[Desertoutpost]

They were reporting it on the news last night and directing people to AVWEB.com who had a story on it and link to Google earth.

Cool then it must be legit, good deal!

 

[adventureduo]

Wow, that is pretty damn cool we can all look for him. Amazing technology. You'd think he would have been found by now though. Too strange.

 

[Mike S]

Off topic a bit, but i like airplanes, and always though a Grumman Widgeon would be nice...

 

[ntsqd]

To put a little perspective on this for other non-flyer types out there, "Citabria" is "Airbatic" spelled backwards. It wasn't an accidental naming of that model of aircraft. I only know this b/c an old friend is a propellor head.

 

[Streakerfreak]

I wonder if we have ourselves a modern day Amelia Earhart here. This is getting a little strange.

 

[ntsqd]

8 days. I feel at this point we are talking recovery rather than rescue.

If anything, this drives home that even with all of current locational technology it's still possible to get yourself to someplace in the US where you can't be found.