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Title is incomplete... How about, Insurance company investigator blows enough smoke to defer paying $50m payout. I particularly like the part where the air

by jws 18y ago

Title is incomplete... How about, Insurance company investigator blows enough smoke to defer paying $50m payout. I particularly like the part where the air search guy asserts that find 6 previously unfound planes means they are "pretty good at what we do."

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ajross 18y ago
Indeed. From the article: Lieutenant Colonel Cynthia Ryan of the US Civil Air Patrol, who was involved in the operation from the start, said: "I've been doing this search and rescue for 14 years. Fossett should have been found. It's not like we didn't have our eyes open. We found six other planes while we were looking for him. We're pretty good at what we do." I like the clever citation of the fact that six (!) previous crashes have been missed by S&R personnel to argue that S&R efforts are robust and free of errors. Now that's some prime-time quality spin. This woman needs to get out of her CAP job and into politics where her skills can be properly appreciated.
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  From what I understand from reading the articles a few months back, they were able to find downed airplanes from a long time ago where technology weren't capable or where manpower weren't expandable. So, yes, the fact that their team was able to scour the vast areas of Nevada and recover multiple planes should be indicative at least in a bit of how they really did try to find Fosset. Some other interesting details surrounding this: http://gawker.com/5029726/international-adventurer-may-have-faked-his-own-death http://gawker.com/5029726/international-adventurer-may-have-... PS: Being in CAP is equivalent of getting a political job where worthless skills are appreciated.
  - baha_man 18y ago
    Interesting link, although the words 'News of the World' are a bit of a red flag. Also, the 'evidence' they mention could just as well be taken as support for suicide rather than a faked death.

by jws 18y ago

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ajross 18y ago

Indeed. From the article: Lieutenant Colonel Cynthia Ryan of the US Civil Air Patrol, who was involved in the operation from the start, said: "I've been doing this search and rescue for 14 years. Fossett should have been found. It's not like we didn't have our eyes open. We found six other planes while we were looking for him. We're pretty good at what we do." I like the clever citation of the fact that six (!) previous crashes have been missed by S&R personnel to argue that S&R efforts are robust and free of errors. Now that's some prime-time quality spin. This woman needs to get out of her CAP job and into politics where her skills can be properly appreciated.

alaskamiller 18y ago
From what I understand from reading the articles a few months back, they were able to find downed airplanes from a long time ago where technology weren't capable or where manpower weren't expandable. So, yes, the fact that their team was able to scour the vast areas of Nevada and recover multiple planes should be indicative at least in a bit of how they really did try to find Fosset. Some other interesting details surrounding this: http://gawker.com/5029726/international-adventurer-may-have-faked-his-own-death http://gawker.com/5029726/international-adventurer-may-have-... PS: Being in CAP is equivalent of getting a political job where worthless skills are appreciated.
- baha_man 18y ago
  Interesting link, although the words 'News of the World' are a bit of a red flag. Also, the 'evidence' they mention could just as well be taken as support for suicide rather than a faked death.