Steve Fossett Missing: Where is the Pilot? Update

Update Sep/09: Searchers looking for Steve Fossett have discovered half a dozen other plane crashes, but have found nothing about Faucett's whereabouts.

Teams have been looking for Fawcett for 5 days, since he was reported missing on Monday 4.

The fact Fossett, 63, filed no flight plan complicates the search. Fosset told no one where he was heading when he took off in a single-engine plane Monday from a private airstrip 120 kilometers southeast of Reno, Nevada. That means he can be anywhere.

Amazon has set up a Mechanical Turk project, where volunteers can view recent satellite photos and search for the plane: Steve Fossett Missing: Help find him by searching satellite imagery.

The page says that "Marked images will be sent to a team of specialists who will determine if they contain information on the whereabouts of Steve Fossett." and "Friends and family of Steve Fossett would like to thank you for helping them with this cause."

Techcrunch states that "A similar project was created to search for computer scientist Jim Gray when he was lost at sea earlier this year, but Gray was never found." That's not very encouraging, but I'm with Michael when he says "Please help if you can." __________________________________

Update Sep/05: The search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett (or Steve Fawcett, or Faucett, or Stephen - I'm confused) has been resumed in the desert ravines of Nevada. Reuters reports that his friend Richard Branson has contacted Google to see if the latest Google Earth satellite images contain clues to his whereabouts. I don't know how effective Google Earth could be, to help in the search, but I have to admit it's not a bad idea.
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James Stephen Fossett, 63, is a famous American aviator, sailor and adventurer, who is usually trying to beat new world records in his areas. He carries more than 100 records, from sailing, solo balloonist, flight, and so on, where he tries to cover great distances alone.

This time, Stephen Fossett was reported missing, in the state of Nevada. He was last seen taking off from the Hilton Ranch in a small plane, a single-engine Bellanca Super Decathlon. Some sources reported he could've had an emergency landing, or even crashed because of technical problems.

The search has been impeded by high winds and the fact that rescuers have no idea where Fossett's destination was, since Fossett did not file a flight plan prior to taking off.

Stephen, an air as, to whom I dedicate the video on top.

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