I realize this is off-topic, but with folks amongst us who spend time in the backcountry, perhaps this will be of interest to some: > We need your help locating a missing plane in the White Mountain > area! > > I have been helping the family of the missing pilot try to locate > his > crash site. They have asked me to try to organize a ground search > on > Sunday April 18th. Those who coordinate with me and carpool > together > up will have their gas covered. For those of you who like hiking > this > is a chance to enjoy a hike in the White Mountains, do a good deed, > > and get your travel gas paid for! > > The four seat single engine Beechcraft Bonanza took off from Falcon > > Field in Mesa en route to Dallas Texas on September 21, 2003. The > plane disappeared off radar just west of White River AZ. This was > normal as the radar coverage is poor in that area and does not > improve until the New Mexico Border. There was also normal radio > communication with the pilot three minutes after radar contact was > lost so it is known that the plane continued on beyond the point > radar contact was lost. We are planning to search an area south of > Mount Baldy. The family has put up a reward of $5000 for the > discovery of the plane. If any one from our group does find the > plane > the reward will be divided equally among everyone in our search > group. > > If you are interested in helping, or more details please contact > me. > > Craig Fuller > AAIR Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research > aair@juno.com http://www.AviationArchaeology.com > 480-218-8191 hm > 480-727-1414 wk > 480-236-9107 cell -Mark A. Pedersen __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html