"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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writes:

CAP has been conducting searches every day since the aircraft was
reported missing. According to the news, there were 20 sorties last
Saturday, and 10 (I think) on Sunday. The search is continuing.

Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a few good satellite photographs allow
a much wider area to be examined more quickly?

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The fuel value of moving a spy satellite just 1 degree to cover a specific
area would pay for several 100 if not 1000s of CAP missions. Then you have
to have the NRO use the manpower to examine the images. Where the CAP pilots
are volunteers.