Surprising what a chat over a few beers results in
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Surprising what a chat over a few beers results in
Fascinating tale and rather sad as well.
The housemates who found a lost plane wreck - BBC News
At least it appears it may finally result in a fitting conclusion.
The housemates who found a lost plane wreck - BBC News
At least it appears it may finally result in a fitting conclusion.
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Thanks for sharing this article, more pictures than I've previously seen from the expedition and suspicions confirmed about the VCR, not CVR tape.
Reminds me of Tom Mahood's classic online forensic aviation saga from two decades ago:
The Hunt for 928
More discussion of EA 980 here on PPRuNe:
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post9547102
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/57998...y-located.html
Reminds me of Tom Mahood's classic online forensic aviation saga from two decades ago:
The Hunt for 928
More discussion of EA 980 here on PPRuNe:
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post9547102
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/57998...y-located.html
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Sadly, it wasn't the CVR, but the story may inspire others to complete the job.
Futrell and Stoner had not found the cockpit flight recorder, it said, but rather the rack that had fixed it on to the plane - and the promising spool of tape turned out to be "an 18-minute recording of the 'Trial by Treehouse' episode of the television series 'I Spy', dubbed in Spanish."
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Thanks Dave, did not realise that link was out there, It wasn't the box though
On 7 February 2017, the NTSB released a statement.
Futrell and Stoner had not found the cockpit flight recorder, it said, but rather the rack that had fixed it on to the plane - and the promising spool of tape turned out to be "an 18-minute recording of the 'Trial by Treehouse' episode of the television series 'I Spy', dubbed in Spanish."
"Needless to say, we're disappointed," Futrell wrote on his blog.
However, it means both the recorders are still up on the mountain and could still be intact. Futrell and Stoner hope others will now follow in their footsteps.
Already one member of the US Forces has declared his intention to organise an expedition to recover human remains.
"This tragedy really deserves a formal, resourced, governmental investigation," says Futrell. "We've proved that 'inaccessible terrain' is an unacceptable reason for failing to close this investigation."
Futrell and Stoner had not found the cockpit flight recorder, it said, but rather the rack that had fixed it on to the plane - and the promising spool of tape turned out to be "an 18-minute recording of the 'Trial by Treehouse' episode of the television series 'I Spy', dubbed in Spanish."
"Needless to say, we're disappointed," Futrell wrote on his blog.
However, it means both the recorders are still up on the mountain and could still be intact. Futrell and Stoner hope others will now follow in their footsteps.
Already one member of the US Forces has declared his intention to organise an expedition to recover human remains.
"This tragedy really deserves a formal, resourced, governmental investigation," says Futrell. "We've proved that 'inaccessible terrain' is an unacceptable reason for failing to close this investigation."
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Beat me to it RB72.
