New Airplane Search Group...

[Nomex Maximus]

This was posted on Avweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NewMissingAircraftSearchTeamHelpsFindLostCessna182_200331-1.html

Wonder if these are CAP members moonlighting a new job?

[FW]

I knew a Chris Killian from years ago.  He was a CAP cadet in the 69-73 period.  I don't know if it's the same one.

The search for long lost aircraft is like looking for buried treasure.  It takes a lot of patience and determination; a good hobby for those interested.   As a job,  I think it would be a very low paying one

[wingnut55]

I was on that mission and all over that area. Gads read the information, it sounds like the ball was dropped during the intelligence gathering phase. The father is a former College president and he is teed off

[A.Member]

Developing new search strategies using Google Earth?  Good luck with that. 

Nonetheless, I wish them success, however, they choose to define it.

[jpizzo127]

This might be something we could look into doing for training purposes.

Go looking for old missing wrecks as SAREX's.

Instead of laying out wreckage.

[sardak]

We've been discussing this group and its use of Google over in the ES section in two threads.

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=7970.0

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=7861.0

Mike

[Short Field]

This might be something we could look into doing for training purposes.
Go looking for old missing wrecks as SAREX's.
Instead of laying out wreckage.

It might be more important to train the scanners and observers by actually having something in their search area that they can find.  That way they can validate their search techniques and also learn to recognize what doesn't belong on the ground.  Many of the people who have actually found a wreck talk about how it was just something "odd" that looked out of place that attacted them to the spot to being with.