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Amelia Earhart: New evidence tells of her last days on a Pacific atoll
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | June 2, 2012 | Brad Knickerbocker

Posted on 06/02/2012 9:11:11 AM PDT by EveningStar

For decades, pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart was said to have “disappeared” over the Pacific on her quest to circle the globe along a 29,000-mile equatorial route.

Now, new information gives a clearer picture of what happened 75 years ago to Ms. Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, where they came down and how they likely survived – for a while, at least – as castaways on a remote island, catching rainwater and eating fish, shellfish, and turtles to survive.

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TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: ameliaearhart; aviation; frednoonan; gardnerisland; howlandisland; nikumaroroisland; tighar; womandriver
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To: Notary Sojac

Yawn! Just got back from making a nice flight to Ocean City, MD in my Mooney and am now playing my Martin HD 28
with some great friends! Squawk as much as You like!
Caio’


44 posted on 06/03/2012 3:50:25 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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To: True Republican Patriot
What kind of Mooney ya got? I have a few hours in an old Mooney with the manual gear lever.

Currently flying a modernized Cherokee Six.

45 posted on 06/03/2012 6:25:30 PM PDT by Notary Sojac (Ut veniant omnes)
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To: Notary Sojac

Hi, now I am excited! She is a Mooney 1989 M20K 252 TKE! Just a Fantastic Bird! But there is no Mooney that is not Excellent, just Great Engineering and Design!


46 posted on 06/05/2012 12:48:14 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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To: Notary Sojac

Are You still current? and the manual gear handle was virtually “Fail Safe!” With the 252 You throw the Gear Up Switch and look to see the the three greens. So far, everytime! GOD BLESS!


47 posted on 06/05/2012 2:54:19 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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To: Notary Sojac

Love knowing it’s ceiling is 28,000 but I feel more comfortable not pushing that!


48 posted on 06/05/2012 5:38:09 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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To: True Republican Patriot
I'm not current on a Mooney, matter of fact I haven't flown any retractables in the last ten years or so.

Put in about 400 hours a year in the Six (my partner a little less)...I find that 1500 pound useful load suits the flying I do these days, even if she's a bit on the slow side.

49 posted on 06/06/2012 4:27:58 AM PDT by Notary Sojac (Ut veniant omnes)
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The Six is a Great Plane and that Useful Load is Fantastic!
4000 hours a year is fantastic too! Who cares how fast one is going anyway as long as You are flying like a Bird for the First Time in Man’s History. My First Instructor and My Flight Examiner for my Private Ticket was Rated as an Examiner thru ATP and his License Number was 30,008. Only the thirty thousand man to be licensed in the U.S.! He told me to buy a plane no matter what. He then had a Mooney who nobody was allowed to touch except him. But his C-150 I flew
he and his wife flew all over the Country and he told me that He Loved it just as much as his Mooney. I am sure Bruce Story is flying now way beyond those Clouds we Love!


50 posted on 06/06/2012 12:39:43 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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"Who cares how fast one is going anyway as long as You are flying like a Bird"

I learned to fly in a Super Cub and it was a d--n sight more fun than anything I have flown since. I would buy one except that our marriage has a "one airplane at a time" clause.

51 posted on 06/08/2012 11:18:21 AM PDT by Notary Sojac (Ut veniant omnes)
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To: EveningStar

What a sad end.


52 posted on 06/08/2012 11:25:18 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Notary Sojac

There is a grass runway airport here, Van Sant, and You can still go up in a old Cub or Super Cub! I fyour licensed, they let You take the stick! It is a fantastic time! They also can take You up in a 1917 Stearman with aerobatic maneuvers as well! And cheap! $150 for 40 minutes!


53 posted on 06/08/2012 2:35:34 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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