Paraglider pilot missing in eastern Nevada

On 8/28/2020 6:43 PM, 2G wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2020 at 4:06:57 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
On 8/28/2020 3:55 PM, 2G wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2020 at 6:37:52 AM UTC-7,
wrote:
Snip...
Rhetorical comment: "Geez, Tom. Short on chill pills? Do you *enjoy*
coming across as obtuse?"

Hopefully this ends well...though - I infer - with each day it seems
less likely. Infer? Just me, I guess...

cf: "...the crash he was certainly involved in." Certainly?

Seems to me, the situation is serious enough without indulging in
"terminal public speculation." Best wishes for Mr. Johnston, his family,
and friends.

Bob W.


Gee Bob, so you THINK the guy landed uneventfully and DIDN'T crash? Maybe
YOU need a chill pill. His last reported position by his InReach was at
14,000 ft with NO subsequent fixes. In other words, device was damaged
beyond use. Sounds like a crash to me.


Keep digging that hole, Tom. Nowhere did I state what I think may or may not
have happened. I'll simply note here - my last post on this unfortunate topic
- you're doing well at justifying your initial speculation by now bringing in
subsequent info (apparently) unknown at the time of that initial post (to you,
so I infer, or you would have mentioned it, not leaving it to another poster
to do so). I'm reminded of my school bus driving days when reasoning with
unruly kids.

Bob W.


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On Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 7:08:26 AM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
On 8/28/2020 6:43 PM, 2G wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2020 at 4:06:57 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
On 8/28/2020 3:55 PM, 2G wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2020 at 6:37:52 AM UTC-7,
wrote:
Snip...
Rhetorical comment: "Geez, Tom. Short on chill pills? Do you *enjoy*
coming across as obtuse?"

Hopefully this ends well...though - I infer - with each day it seems
less likely. Infer? Just me, I guess...

cf: "...the crash he was certainly involved in." Certainly?

Seems to me, the situation is serious enough without indulging in
"terminal public speculation." Best wishes for Mr. Johnston, his family,
and friends.

Bob W.


Gee Bob, so you THINK the guy landed uneventfully and DIDN'T crash? Maybe
YOU need a chill pill. His last reported position by his InReach was at
14,000 ft with NO subsequent fixes. In other words, device was damaged
beyond use. Sounds like a crash to me.

Keep digging that hole, Tom. Nowhere did I state what I think may or may not
have happened. I'll simply note here - my last post on this unfortunate topic
- you're doing well at justifying your initial speculation by now bringing in
subsequent info (apparently) unknown at the time of that initial post (to you,
so I infer, or you would have mentioned it, not leaving it to another poster
to do so). I'm reminded of my school bus driving days when reasoning with
unruly kids.
Bob W.


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No, that is absolutely FALSE - I knew that and MORE that I didn't post that I got from the Ely glider pilot who talked to one of the paraglider pilots.. How do you think I knew they weren't carrying aviation radios? This guy did not initially contact the Sheriff's office and had to be strongly encouraged to do so by my friend. Then, there was a 4 hour delay as two sheriff departments disputed which had jurisdictional authority. On top of all of that, the paraglider pilot is an AIRLINE PILOT!

The bottom line here is that eastern Nevada is a very unsuitable place to fly the most fragile of aircraft, paragliders. And being unprepared for the inevitable consequences can be fatal. I don't apologize for being blunt if it may save someone else's life.

Tom