Merlin Orr Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 A judge in Chicago has declared millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett legally dead, five months after his plane disappeared over the Nevada desert. Knew it was true but hate to see it done.... Hell of a life doing stuff like Fossett did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Sad, he was a true adventurer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) There's a moral about buying a top of the line transponder and requesting flight following in all of this. Edited February 16, 2008 by EricW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 The guy didn't file a flight plan! That was crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 There's a moral about buying a top of the line transponder and requesting flight following in all of this. We sometimes can get so complacent that we forget the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Thats kind of my overall goal...stay fit enough that when it is time to go I can manage a one way hike into the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) I admire his courage and passion for adventure and hope that's how his legacy is remembered. I'll miss the stories of his failuers and his successes, but the one thing I learned through reading about him is that life is meant to be lived. Not casually observed from the sidelines. J Edited February 16, 2008 by j1b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 He was flying a citabria..a VERY tough little craft!! and his ELT was not transmitting...or at least recieved. Must have been something REAL bad to kill the ELT He was quite the guy!...not too many like him. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 There's a moral about buying a top of the line transponder and requesting flight following in all of this. We sometimes can get so complacent that we forget the basics. I can't believe the # of times I've seen guys squawk 1200 and go fly big timber, which is exactly what Fossett did. No boots. No survival gear. Nothing. The two scariest places to fly over in a little airplane are water and timber. Both will swallow you whole without a trace. I'm not trying to deride the man's legacy, but I hope that *someone* looks at this and finally clues in. It may only be 2 inches from civilization on the sectional map, but I guarantee those will be the two longest inches of your life if you have to walk them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 He was flying a citabria..a VERY tough little craft!!and his ELT was not transmitting...or at least recieved. Must have been something REAL bad to kill the ELT He was quite the guy!...not too many like him. Jim Having flown a Citabra I can attest that you do have the feeling you could land anywhere and at a slow enough speed to survive. We will miss him though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) and his ELT was not transmitting...or at least recieved.Must have been something REAL bad to kill the ELT I'll bet the ELT simply didn't activate. ELTs are basically junk. I was thinking about this last night walking the dog. I can count the # of times on one hand - and still have several fingers available - the # of times I've heard that an aircraft has gone missing and the ELT actually activated. The track record of the ELT is so outlandishly poor, it's incredible that the Fossett accident didn't at least initiate some type of inquiry into the phenomenon. Edited February 17, 2008 by EricW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Maybe he's in a new Galt's Gulch, where the transponder wouldn't be allowed to reach "outside". Hope so! FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Maybe he's in a new Galt's Gulch, where the transponder wouldn't be allowed to reach "outside".Hope so! FM There ya go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Who is John Galt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Well apparently they found the plane: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/am...rea-948968.html and looking for remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Who is John Galt? Alive and well living at home in Galt's Gulch with Fossett and D.B. Cooper....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff686 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 and his ELT was not transmitting...or at least recieved.Must have been something REAL bad to kill the ELT I'll bet the ELT simply didn't activate. ELTs are basically junk. I was thinking about this last night walking the dog. I can count the # of times on one hand - and still have several fingers available - the # of times I've heard that an aircraft has gone missing and the ELT actually activated. The track record of the ELT is so outlandishly poor, it's incredible that the Fossett accident didn't at least initiate some type of inquiry into the phenomenon. Funny, because at the Sun-n-Fun there were always running around trying to find the plane with the false-positive ELT that was transmitting.... For outsiders: Sun-n-Fun is 2nd largest fly-in, almost as big as Oshkosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) The familly may have a different opinion but guys like Fossett should not be found. They should ride into the sunset forever, that way we can always have Elvis sightings !! Edited October 3, 2008 by DIRTY CHAMBER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Update: Looks like there is remains within the wreckage ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Sad that he passed. Freakin' fantastic life though. That guy lived life! Got really wealthy and knew what to do with the money. Amazing story and one that inspires me. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Heck, he led a great life full of adventure and died doing what he loved. Not a bad gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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