Help search for Steve Fossett

You can also download a KML file for Google Earth with recent
satellite photos.

Using that KML file I found an object resembling an airplane at
38.4222, -118.983. It's light-colored, pointing southwest, and looks
like it even has the kind of shadow I would expect from a high wing
monoplane. I have no idea who to contact with this, though.





On Sep 10, 5:55 am, Dan G wrote:
http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?g...21T60&kw=Flash

These are 0.4 m resolution pictures taken by satellite (GeoEye) since
Fossett went missing. You're shown a picture and either you say "no,
nothing of interest" or "yes, this should be checked out". There's
over 100,000 images to sift through, so if you can help, please do!

Darren Bedwell schreef:
You can also download a KML file for Google Earth with recent
satellite photos.

Using that KML file I found an object resembling an airplane at
38.4222, -118.983. It's light-colored, pointing southwest, and looks
like it even has the kind of shadow I would expect from a high wing
monoplane. I have no idea who to contact with this, though.





On Sep 10, 5:55 am, Dan G wrote:
http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?g...21T60&kw=Flash

These are 0.4 m resolution pictures taken by satellite (GeoEye) since
Fossett went missing. You're shown a picture and either you say "no,
nothing of interest" or "yes, this should be checked out". There's
over 100,000 images to sift through, so if you can help, please do!



mmm. it's to small.

Look here
38°33'44.15"N
119°19'36.39"W

On Sep 10, 5:51 pm, Ro wrote:

Look here
38°33'44.15"N
119°19'36.39"W

Yup, that looks like an airplane on trees. Did you contact the search
team?

I looked about for a "tip hotline," but didn't find any such.

On Sep 11, 8:52 am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Sep 10, 5:51 pm, Ro wrote:

Look here
38°33'44.15"N
119°19'36.39"W

Yup, that looks like an airplane on trees. Did you contact the search
team?

I looked about for a "tip hotline," but didn't find any such.

More likely an airplane flying over. There were probably 40 of them
searching the area when the photo was taken, but nevertheless should
be reported.

Ramy

On Sep 11, 11:01 am, Ramy wrote:
On Sep 11, 8:52 am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

On Sep 10, 5:51 pm, Ro wrote:

Look here
38°33'44.15"N
119°19'36.39"W

Yup, that looks like an airplane on trees. Did you contact the search
team?

I looked about for a "tip hotline," but didn't find any such.

More likely an airplane flying over. There were probably 40 of them
searching the area when the photo was taken, but nevertheless should
be reported.

Ramy

Could even be a glider. This is right between Desert Creek Pk and Mt
Patterson, an area flown frequently by gliders from Minden and
Truckee.

Ramy

On Sep 11, 11:01 am, Ramy

More likely an airplane flying over...

Good point, that hadn't occurred to me.

Bob Kuykendall schreef:
On Sep 10, 5:51 pm, Ro wrote:

Look here
38°33'44.15"N
119°19'36.39"W

Yup, that looks like an airplane on trees. Did you contact the search
team?

I looked about for a "tip hotline," but didn't find any such.


Right. There is (was?) no direct report address.

But, I managed to get it reported via via to the Air Patrol Search Team.
By calling (001) 702-8283111
From what I heard later, it's a known plane wrack.

Is there anyone how knows about a Official reportadres?

On Sep 11, 3:04 pm, Ro wrote:
Right. There is (was?) no direct report address.

But, I managed to get it reported via via to the Air Patrol Search Team.
By calling (001) 702-8283111
From what I heard later, it's a known plane wrack.

Is there anyone how knows about a Official reportadres?

No, I was just searching the Web for something like that, and came up
dry.

I have an email address for a guy at the Mech Turk program, and also
Major Ryan's cell phone number. But there's no helpfindsteve.com Web
site or 1-800 number to a switchboard where a staffer can quickly and
effectively add your tip or sighting to the pile of things to look
into.

The search effort seems to have only private phone lines in, and major
media briefings out. Us regular folks just have to be satisfied with
the Amazon HITs and CNN briefings outside the Taildragger, I guess.

Bob K.

Dan G wrote:

http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?g...21T60&kw=Flash

These are 0.4 m resolution pictures taken by satellite (GeoEye) since
Fossett went missing. You're shown a picture and either you say "no,
nothing of interest" or "yes, this should be checked out". There's
over 100,000 images to sift through, so if you can help, please do!

I just did about 150. Boy that country is some desolate.
...lew...

I just finished my 1000th HIT. I marked a few smudges, anomalies, and
a couple of maybe burn scars. But no smoking guns so far.

These tips can speed up the mechanics of doing HITs and leave you more
time for photo analysis:

* A mouse with a wheel between the buttons comes in real handy for
scrolling down to where the yes/no radio buttons are.

* No need to scroll back up to the Submit HIT/Return HIT buttons.
Pressing Enter on your keyboard submits the HIT.

* The system gives you the wavy-letters test every fifty HITs or so to
make sure you're not a 'bot or script. Click "Automatically accept the
next HIT" every time this happens.

* If you use Google Earth to double-check anomalies, make sure you
check the .kml file specified in the HIT. So far we've got at least
two different .kml files in play, and maybe more.

Keep chugging, these HITs aren't going to do themselves.

Thanks, Bob K.