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Old September 1st 20, 07:37 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Paraglider pilot missing in eastern Nevada

On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 7:19:08 PM UTC-7, Waveguru wrote:
"The “leading theory” for rescuers is that the Garmin InReach was in freefall when it sent its last trackpoint. Its groundspeed was only 2.4mph, which is “too slow for thermalling or reserve drift,” given the wind."

https://xcmag.com/news/james-kiwi-jo...ing-in-nevada/

official search suspended

https://xcmag.com/news/kiwi-johnston...rch-suspended/

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The idea that Johnston "dropped" his InReach is, at best, very wishful thinking. More likely was it was a valid fix and he had reversed direction into the headwind. He traveled some 50 miles in 3 hours; how far could he go in the 10 min between fixes? A mile?
Finding these bodies out in the vast areas of Nevada is daunting. He had an InReach, which puts him in the minority of most of these idiots, yet they still couldn't find his body. Without the InReach fix they would have just thrown up their hands and given up.
 




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