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leader. Scouting values have remained with me throughout my life, in my business career, and now as I take on new challenges." In his later years, he was described as a "legend" by fellow Scouts. As a national BSA volunteer, he served as Chairman of the Northern Tier High Adventure Committee, Chairman of the Venturing Committee, member of the Philmont Ranch Committee, and member of the National Advisory Council. He later became a member of the BSA National Executive Board, and in 2007, Fossett succeeded Secretary of Defense

1582: 1177: 390: 1225: 464: 1822: 524:. Fossett's top speed during the flight was 186 miles per hour (299 km/h) over the Indian Ocean. The trip set a number of records for ballooning: Fastest (200 miles per hour (320 km/h), breaking his own previous record of 166 miles per hour (270 km/h)), Fastest Around the World (13.5 days), Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon (20,482.26 miles (32,963.00 km)), and 24-Hour Balloon Distance (3,186.80 miles (5,128.66 km) on July 1). 1271: 1809:, Siracusa stated that his comments to the Committee may have given the false impression that he had hired an auditor for the purpose of later challenging the state's financial burden incurred on its behalf by the National Guard during the search operation. Upon interview regarding reports that the state would seek payment, Arberry was recorded as stating that he was glad to hear steps were being taken to try to recoup some of the costs. 1637: 1213: 1156: 33: 1236: 1168: 1621: 1589: 1895: 1605: 275:" on the wall of the prison, closed two years previously. He made the swim, but was thwarted by a security guard when he arrived. While at Stanford, Fossett was a student body officer and served as the president of a few clubs. In 1966, Fossett graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics. Fossett spent the following summer in Europe climbing mountains and swimming the 5310: 531:. In the end, Fossett actually made money on all his balloon flights. He bought a contingency insurance policy for $ 500,000 that would pay him $ 3 million if he succeeded in the flight. Along with sponsorship, that payout meant that in the end Fossett did not have to spend any of his money other than for initial expenses. 769:, and flew eastbound with the prevailing winds, returning to Salina after 67 hours, 1 minute, 10 seconds, without refueling or making intermediate landings. His average speed of 342.2 mph (550.7 km/h) was also the absolute world record for "speed around the world, nonstop and non-refueled." His aircraft, the 508:. Duration and distance of this solo balloon flight was 13 days, 8 hours, 33 minutes (14 days 19 hours 50 minutes to landing), 20,626.48 statute miles (33,195.10 km). The balloon dragged him along the ground for 20 minutes at the end of the flight. Only the capsule survived the landing; it was taken to the 1794:, Kieckhefer denied outright that a bill for the family was being prepared. Kieckefer said, "It will probably be in the form of a letter", which he indicated would include a financial outline of the steps taken by the state, the associated costs, and a mention of the state's ongoing budget difficulties. 1797:

Days prior to this announcement, state Emergency Management Director Frank Siracusa noted that "there is no precedent where government will go after people for costs just because they have money to pay for it. You get lost, and we look for you. It is a service your taxpayer dollars pay for", although

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After fifteen years of working for other companies, Fossett founded his own firms, Marathon Securities and Lakota Trading, from which he made millions renting exchange memberships. He founded Lakota Trading for that purpose in 1980. In the early 1980s, he founded Marathon Securities and extended that

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At an April 10, 2008 Legislature's Interim Finance Committee hearing, Siracusa indicated that he had hired an independent auditor to review costs incurred by the state in searching for Fossett, but added, "We are doing an audit but not because we are critical of anybody or suspect something was done

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Psychics flooded the search base in Minden with predictions of where the aviator could be found. One man from Canada was particularly persistent with daily calls to Ryan. Ryan noted that every message, letter, or phone call was taken seriously, which swamped the USAF specialists assigned the task of

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Amazon's search effort was shut down the week of October 29, without any measurable success. Major Cynthia Ryan later said it had been more of a hindrance than a help. She said that persons purporting to have seen the aircraft on the Mechanical Turk or have special knowledge clogged her email during

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By September 10, search crews reported eight previously unidentified crash sites, some of which were decades old. After accounting for double-counted sites and prior wrecks recorded by the NTSB, this was reduced to three previously undiscovered plane wrecks. The urgency of what was still regarded as

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The next month, Fossett made a third flight around the world in order to break the absolute record for "Distance over a closed circuit without landing" (with takeoff and landing at the same airport). He took off from Salina, Kansas on March 14, 2006 and returned on March 17, 2006 after flying 25,262

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Fossett said he did not participate in any of the "interesting things" he had done in college during his time in exchange-related activities: "There was a period of time where I wasn't doing anything except working for a living. I became very frustrated with that and finally made up my mind to start

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exchange. Lakota Trading replicated that same business plan on many exchanges in the United States and also in London. Fossett later used those revenues to finance his adventures. Fossett said, "As a floor trader, I was very aggressive and worked hard. Those same traits help me in adventure sports."

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privileges (exchange memberships) to hopeful new floor traders, who also paid clearing fees to Fossett's clearing firms in proportion to the trading activity of those renting the memberships. In 1997, the trading volume of its rented memberships was larger than any other clearing firm on the Chicago

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beta website so that users could flag potential areas of interest for searching. By September 11, up to 50,000 people had joined the effort, scrutinizing more than 300,000 278-square-foot (26 m) squares of the imagery. Peter Cohen of Amazon believed that by September 11, the entire search area

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On the second day, Civil Air Patrol aircraft searched but found no trace of wreckage after initiating a complex and expanding search of what later evolved into a nearly 20,000 square miles (52,000 km) area of some of the most rugged terrain in North America. On the first day of CAP searching,

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marathons around the world. While he had little experience as a skier, he was in the first group of 'citizen athletes' to participate in the series debut in 1979. And in 1980, he became the eighth skier to complete all 10 of the long distance races, earning a Worldloppet medallion. He has also set

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most prolific distance record holders. Speed sailing was his specialty and from 1993 to 2004 he dominated the record sheets, setting 23 official world records and nine distance race records. He is recognized by the World Sailing Speed Record Council as "the world's most accomplished speed sailor".

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On September 19, 2007, authorities confirmed they would stop actively looking for Fossett in the Nevada Desert, but would keep air crews on standby to fly to possible crash sites. On September 30, it was announced that after further analysis of radar data from the day of his disappearance, ground

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and earned the Eagle Scout award in 1957. He credited his experience in Scouting as a foundation for much of his later success. "As a Scout, I learned how to set goals and achieve them," he once said. "Being a Scout also taught me leadership at a young age when there are few opportunities to be a

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that Nevada did not intend to demand an involuntary payment from Fossett's widow, but that such a payment would be voluntary: "We are going to request that they help offset some of these expenses, considering the scope of the search, the overall cost as well as our ongoing budget difficulties."

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provided a numerical simulation of the conditions in the accident area using the WRF-ARW (Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting) numerical model. At 0930 the model displayed downdrafts in that area of approximately 300 feet per minute." There was no evidence of equipment failure.

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Emergency watch with a manually operated ELT that had a range of up to 90 miles (140 km), but no signal was received from it. On September 13, Fossett's wife, Peggy, issued a statement clarifying that he owned such a watch but was not wearing it when he took off for the Labor Day flight.

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On March 5, 2009, the NTSB issued its report and findings. The report states that the plane crashed at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,000 m), 300 feet (90 m) below the crest of the ridge. The elevation of peaks in the area exceeded 13,000 feet (4,000 m). However, the

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and set about making improvements to the vehicle to break the land speed record. Fosset was initially unable to break even 675 miles per hour (1,086 km/h) with the vehicle but eventually hoped to raise its top speed to 800 miles per hour (1,300 km/h) and even 900 miles per hour

229:. "When I was 12 years old I climbed my first mountain, and I just kept going, taking on more diverse and grander projects." Fossett said that he did not have a natural gift for athletics or team sports, so he focused on activities that required persistence and endurance. His father, an 1759:'s Team Adventure Science searched for a week on the Nevada–California border. On August 23, 2008, almost a year after Fossett disappeared, twenty-eight friends and admirers conducted a foot search based on new information and computer modeling. That search concluded on September 10. 988:(similar to space suits) so that they would be able to fly to altitudes above 45,000 feet (14,000 m). Fossett and Enevoldson had made previous attempts in three countries over a period of five years before finally succeeding with this record flight. This endeavor is known as the 1986:

On July 9, 2009, the NTSB declared the probable cause of the crash as "the pilot's inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the downdrafts, high density altitude, and mountainous terrain."

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The Nevada search cost $ 1.6 million, "the largest search and rescue effort ever conducted for a person within the U.S." Jim Gibbons asked Fossett's estate to shoulder $ 487,000, but it declined, saying Fossett's wife had already spent $ 1 million on private searching.

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of the two bones by a California Department of Justice forensics laboratory confirmed a match to Fossett's DNA. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said Fossett would have died on impact in such a crash, and that it was not unusual for animals to drag remains away.

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include records for U.S. Transcontinental, Australia Transcontinental, and Round-the-World westbound non-supersonic flights. Prior to Fossett's aviation records, no pilot had held world records in more than one class of aircraft; Fossett held them in four classes.

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On October 1, late in the day, air search teams spotted wreckage on the ground at an elevation of 10,100 feet (3,100 m), about 750 yards (690 m) from where the personal items had been found. Later that evening the teams confirmed identification of the

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The report stated that a postmortem examination of the skeletal fragments had been performed under the auspices of the Madera County Sheriff's Department. The cause of death was determined to be multiple traumatic injuries. The ELT was destroyed by the crash.

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kind of aircraft). He set, with co-pilot Terry Delore, 10 of the 21 Glider Open records, including the first 2,000 km Out-and-Return, the first 1,500 km Triangle and the longest Straight Distance flights. His achievements as a jet pilot in a

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The team of Steve Fossett and Terry Delore (NZ) set ten official world records in gliders while flying in three major locations: New Zealand, Argentina, and Nevada, United States. An asterisk (*) indicates records subsequently broken by other pilots.

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and permitted him to market the services of the firm from a phone on the floor of that exchange. In 1980, Fossett began the process that eventually produced his enduring prosperity: renting exchange memberships to would-be floor traders, first on the

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for 12 hours while officials decided whether or not to allow him into their airspace, Fossett did not have enough fuel to finish the flight. That year, Fossett flew farther for less money than better-financed expeditions (including one supported by

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Fossett tried six times over seven years for the first solo balloon circumnavigation. His fifth attempt cost him $ 1.25 million of his own money; his sixth and successful attempt was commercially sponsored. Two of the attempts were launched from

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On October 29, search teams recovered two large human bones that they suspected might belong to Fossett. These bones were found 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the crash site. Tennis shoes with animal bite marks on them were also recovered.

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Fossett's wife, Peggy, issued a statement Thursday in response to questions about whether her husband was wearing a watch with an emergency transmitter on his flight. She said he owned such a Breitling watch but did not bring it on the

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Steve Fossett was well known for his world records and adventures in balloons, sailboats, gliders, and powered aircraft. He was an aviator of exceptional breadth of experience. He wanted to become the first person to achieve a solo

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on his fourth try in September 1985 with a time of 22 hours, 15 minutes. Although Fossett said he was not a good enough swimmer "to make the varsity swim team", he found that he could swim for long periods. Fossett competed in the

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At one point in the search for Mr. Fossett, officials thought that they had found as many as eight new wrecks. But Mr. Derks said some were spotted more than once, and others had been logged by the National Transportation Safety

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On September 17, the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol said it was suspending all flights in connection with its search operations, but National Guard search flights, private search flights and ground searches continued.

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The small plane piloted by Fossett, 63, was equipped with an older emergency beacon that is notorious for failing to operate after crashes, according to federal safety officials and the agencies that monitor the emergency

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spokesman, Ben Kieckhefer, the Governor's decision to direct the state to charge Steve Fossett's family for the $ 687,000 expense of the search for Fossett. Kieckhefer later played that early report down, when he told the

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In their quest to find missing aviator Steve Fossett, searchers have come across eight uncharted plane crash wreckage sites. But none of the wrecks shed light on what may have happened to the multimillionaire.

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The aircraft, a tandem two-seater, was nearly 30 years old and Fossett had flown approximately 40 hours in this type. The plane's operating manual says that at an altitude of 13,000 feet (4,000 m) the

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Over the next two days, ground searchers found four bone fragments that were about 2 by 1.5 inches (5 by 4 cm) in size. However, the bones were found to be either not human or too small for DNA tests.

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On October 2, 2007, the Civil Air Patrol announced it had called off its search operation. Ryan later noted that the search was the largest, most complex peacetime search for an individual in U.S. history.

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Absolute altitude: 15 460 m, Date of flight: 29/08/2006, Pilot: Steve Fossett (USA), Crew: Einar Enevoldson (USA), Course/place: El Calafate (Argentina), Glider: Glaser-Dirks DG-505, Registered 'N577SF'

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wrong". Chairman Morse Arberry queried Siracusa as to why, since they lacked funds, had the state not billed the Fossett family for its search costs, to which Siracusa did not directly respond.

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critical days of the search, and for even months afterward. Many of the ostensible sightings proved to be images of CAP aircraft flying search grids, or simply mistaken artifacts of old images.

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operations were suspended by mid-day due to high winds, according to Ryan. By the fourth day, the CAP was using fourteen aircraft in the search effort, including one equipped with the

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1,800 miles (2,900 km) later. The second attempt, launched from Busch Stadium, cost $ 300,000 and lasted 9,600 miles (15,400 km) before being downed halfway in a tree in

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a rescue mission meant that minimal immediate effort was made to identify the aircraft in the uncharted crash sites, although some had speculated that one could have belonged to

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The Civil Air Patrol has called off the search for multimillionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, nearly a month after he took off from a Nevada ranch, the agency announced Tuesday.

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off the coast of Australia that nearly killed Fossett; he waited 72 hours to be rescued, at a cost of $ 500,000. The first attempt began in the Black Hills of

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reviewing every one of them without regard to apparent plausibility. In retrospect, the crowdsource effort was "not ready for prime time", according to Ryan.

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in late 2007. Following his disappearance, Peggy Fossett and Dick Rutan accepted the Spread Wings Award on Fossett's behalf at the 2007 Spreading Wings Gala,

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in 2 hours, 56 minutes, 20 seconds, at an average speed of 726.83 mph (1,169.72 km/h) to smash the transcontinental record for non-supersonic jets.

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The search for Fossett across a 17,000-square-mile (44,000 km) swath of the Sierra Nevada has revealed the wreckage of eight other small planes ...

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in California about 65 miles (100 km) south (186 degrees) of Fossett's take-off site. The items were confirmed as belonging to Fossett and included an

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Fossett took off with enough fuel for four to five hours of flight, according to spokesperson Major Cynthia S. Ryan, Public Information Officer with the

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flight around the world (finally succeeding on his sixth attempt, in 2002, becoming the first person to complete an uninterrupted and unrefueled solo

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Fossett made the first solo nonstop unrefueled fixed-wing aircraft flight around the world between February 28 and March 3, 2005. He took off from

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Fossett set two U.S. transcontinental fixed-wing aircraft records in the same day. On February 5, 2003, Fossett and co-pilot Doug Travis flew his

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I had permission to do a low pass over the airport, and then I came around, landed and taxied up to the door of the museum and gave it to them.

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Fossett was a lifelong mountain climber and had climbed the highest peaks on six of the seven continents. In the 1980s, he became friends with

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averaging 40 feet (12 m) to 60 feet (18 m) tall. Numerous boulders and rock outcrops surrounded by grassy areas covered the ground.

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On July 2, 2005, Fossett and co-pilot Mark Rebholz recreated the first nonstop crossing of the Atlantic which was made by the British team of

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According to CAP, a set of parameters describing the intended target, including its color and shape, is programmed into the ARCHER system.

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In 2002, he became the first person to fly around the world alone, nonstop in any kind of aircraft. He launched the 10-story high balloon

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1,250 Kilometer Triangle U.S. National Record 143.48 km/h (89.15 mph), July 30, 2003. Exceeded world record by 0.01 km/h.

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Fossett set the Absolute World Speed Record for airships on October 27, 2004. The new record for fastest flight was accomplished with a

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Fossett also set the east-to-west transcontinental record for non-supersonic fixed-wing aircraft on September 17, 2000. He flew from

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in 1973, where he proved a highly successful producer of commission revenue for himself and that firm. He began working in 1976 for

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of 4 days 17 hours, shattering the previous record by 43 hours 35 minutes; an increase in average speed of nearly seven knots.

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In 2005, Fossett made the first solo, nonstop unrefueled circumnavigation of the world in an airplane, in 67 hours in the

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In 1997, Fossett was inducted into the Balloon and Airship Hall of Fame. In February 2002, Fossett was named America's

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In 1998, one of the unsuccessful attempts at the ballooning record ended with a five-mile (8 km) plummet into the

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in 1990. Fossett later sold most of his business interests, although he maintained an office in Chicago until 2006.

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At 8:45 a.m. on the morning of Monday, September 3, 2007, Fossett took off in a single-engine Champion 8KCAB

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for gliders at 15,460 metres (50,720 ft). Since the glider cockpit was unpressurized, the pilots wore full

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in Europe. While Fossett went on to climb almost all of the Seven Summits peaks himself, he declined to climb

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On February 11, 2006, Fossett set the absolute world record for "distance without landing" by flying from the

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While Fossett had financed five previous tries himself, his successful record-setting flight was sponsored by

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Fossett competed in and completed premier endurance sports events, including the 1,165-mile (1,875 km)

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to San Diego, California in 3 hours, 29 minutes, at an average speed of 591.96 mph (952.67 km/h).

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getting back into things." He began to take six weeks a year off to spend time on sports and moved to

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system that could automatically scan detailed imaging for a given signature of the missing aircraft.

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Fossett raced cars in the mid-1970s and later returned to the sport in the 1990s. He competed in the

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In 2006, he again circumnavigated the globe nonstop and unrefueled in 76 hours, 45 minutes in the

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1,000 km Out-and-Return World Record* 166.46 km/h (103.43 mph), December 12, 2002.

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1,500 km Out-and-Return World Record* 156.61 km/h (97.31 mph), November 14, 2003.

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in the area at the time and place of the crash was estimated to be 12,700 feet (3,900 m).

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capsule was put on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum across from the

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successful formula to memberships on the New York stock exchanges. He earned millions renting

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following his solo balloon circumnavigation. He was given the Diplôme de Montgolfier by the

800:, Florida, around the world eastbound, then upon returning to Florida continuing across the 793:, the weight of the fuel divided by the weight of the aircraft at take-off, was 83 percent. 753: 5350: 5340: 4433: 4103: 2962: 2792: 2159: 1830: 1664: 1560: 1421: 959:

1,500 Kilometer Triangle World Record 119.11 km/h (74.01 mph), December 13, 2003.

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500 Kilometer Triangle World Record* 187.12 km/h (116.27 mph), November 15, 2003.

797: 548: 540: 480: 397: 288: 242: 79: 4168: 2858: 8: 4921: 2930:. Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. May 19, 2006. Archived from 1975: 1456: 1324: 1299:

served as control center for four of the six flights, including the record-breaking one.

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New attempts by adventure athletes to search territory previous searches could not cover

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On September 29, 2008, a hiker found three crumpled identification cards in the eastern

712:, was under construction to enable Fossett to be the first solo submariner to reach the 5314: 4908: 4698: 4693: 3972: 3253:"Gliding World Records: Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders) Free out-and-return distance" 2607: 2032: 1090:

which involves running up to elevations of more than 12,600 feet (3,800 m) in the

941:

750 Kilometer Triangle World Record* 171.29 km/h (106.43 mph), July 29, 2003.

488: 406: 365: 234: 207: 195: 60: 1694:

helped the search for the aviator through its connections to contractors that provide

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He returned to San Diego, then flew the same course as co-pilot for fellow adventurer

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There are only seven absolute world records for fixed-wing aircraft recognized by the

5245: 5225: 4993: 4659: 4458:(Press release). Office of the Governor, Nevada State. March 12, 2008. Archived from 4382: 4326: 3687: 2736: 1695: 1611: 1483: 1376: 1075: 1042: 860: 844: 786: 419: 237:, the Boy Scouts' honor society, where he served as lodge chief. He also worked as a 4247: 2343: 950:

Out-and-Return Distance (Declared) World Record* 1,804.7 km, November 14, 2003.

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on June 19, 2002 and returned to Australia on July 3, 2002, subsequently landing in

5320: 5096: 5033: 2988:"RAI Jets Adds Steve Fossett's Citation X To Charter Fleet | Aviation Week Network" 1960: 1660: 1513: 1245: 973: 902: 513: 410: 311: 112: 5265: 5255: 5250: 5058: 4936: 1229: 5214: 5028: 4310: 4099: 3671: 3576: 3490: 2869: 2842: 1888: 1741: 1729:

On September 12, survival experts speculated that Fossett was likely to be dead.

1703: 1544: 1505: 1487: 1479: 1380: 1338: 1334: 1275: 1240: 1091: 1079: 1070: 1033:, who was attempting to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents for the " 1018: 1010: 953:

Out and Return Distance (Free) World Record* 2,002.44 km, November 14, 2003.

713: 369: 264: 198:, between Nevada and California. Fossett's plane was discovered wrecked in 2008. 194:

Fossett disappeared on September 3, 2007, while flying a light aircraft over the

157: 3522: 2455:"Rescuers to Resume Search for Plane Carrying Aviation Adventurer Steve Fossett" 487:, becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a 5325: 1853: 1595: 1556: 1463: 1279: 1186: 1176: 1030: 1014: 989: 879: 851:. Fossett flew the plane to the Center and taxied the plane to the front door. 762: 517: 356:

In 1968, Fossett married Peggy Fossett (née Viehland), who was originally from

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record of 59 h, 53 min, 30 s in February 1998, and an Aspen to

962:

Triangle Distance (Declared) World Record* 1,502.6 km, December 13, 2003.

389: 5334: 4858: 4844: 4602: 3871: 3486: 1968: 1946: 1874: 1861: 1784: 1471: 1217: 1181: 1160: 1087: 1050: 1038: 1034: 985: 918: 832: 790: 778: 575: 336: 315: 3423:"Gliding World Records: Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders) Absolute altitude" 127:

setting a large number of world records as an adventurer, sailor and aviator

5221: 3946: 2705:. Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Archived from 2311: 1915: 1899: 1756: 1710: 1699: 1571: 1402: 1307: 1224: 977: 906: 883: 828: 574:

with a crew of 13. In 2007, Fossett held the world record for crossing the

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Kieckhefer said any assistance from the Fossett family would be voluntary.

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On September 8, the first of a series of new high-resolution imagery from

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In 2002, Fossett received aviation's highest award, the Gold Medal of the

965:

Triangle Distance (Free) World Record* 1,509.7 km, December 13, 2003.

678:

California-Hawaii (Singlehanded Transpac) – Race 7 d 22 h 38 min July 1998

4493: 4286: 1668: 1636: 1102: 1001: 875: 805: 725: 484: 452: 276: 3389:"Gliding World Records: Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders) Free Distance" 2807: 2632:. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. March 11, 2008. Archived from 1821: 1000:

As a young adventurer, Fossett was one of the first participants in the

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Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States

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On August 29, 2006, he set the world altitude record for gliders over

225:, he grew up climbing the mountains of California, beginning with the 5285: 1347: 1303: 1292: 922: 864: 667:

Pineapple Cup (Ft Lauderdale-Montego Bay) 2 d 20 h 8 min 5 s Feb 1999

528: 222: 5161: 516:, where it was displayed. The control center for the mission was in 3517: 2846: 2668: 801: 444:, of which 36 stand, plus 23 sailing world records ratified by the 268: 250: 3090: 3064: 3012: 2310:(3). National Eagle Scout Association. Winter 2007. Archived from 1547:, similar to the plane Fossett was flying during his disappearance 148:. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and held 32: 4379:

The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

4252: 3545:"Steve Fossett's 900 mph Jet-Powered Car on Sale for $ 3 Million" 2873: 1274:

A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloon flight by Fossett,

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American businessman, aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007)

5121:. National Transportation Safety Board. July 9, 2009. SEA07FA277 4989:"Wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane is airlifted from crash site" 4381:. New York / Boston: Grand Central Publishing. pp. 185–92. 2916: 3666:

by Tillie Fong, November 3, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

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he conceded that legally any decision would rest with Gibbons.

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It was first thought that Fossett may have also been wearing a

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Distance (Free) World Record 2,192.9 km, December 4, 2004.

161: 5284:. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Archived from 5264:. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Archived from 4248:"Federal Agency Retracts Fossett Statement After KOLO 8 Probe" 3065:"Joseph J. Ritchie (USA) (7631) | World Air Sports Federation" 2693: 2691: 1894: 5184:"Investigators: Strong winds probable cause of Fossett crash" 4304:

Search For Missing Adventurer Wound Down |Sky News|World News

4221:"NTSB Preliminary Report – SEA07FAMS2 – on the loss of N240R" 2268:"Eagle Scout and BSA Executive Board Member Sets Word Record" 1448: 1329: 1315: 1167: 765:, where he was assisted by faculty members and students from 4967:. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Associated Press. October 2, 2008. 4514:

Government's cost to hunt for multimillionaire was $ 687,000

4003:"Search for Fossett turns up wrecks of 8 other small planes" 3903:"Search for Fossett turns up wrecks of 8 other small planes" 2955:"Steve Fossett: Always 'Scouting for New Adventures' Part 2" 2152:"Steve Fossett: Always 'Scouting For New Adventures' Part 1" 695:

Pacific Ocean Record (Crewed) 16 d 17 h 21 min 19 s Aug 1995

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50,000 Volunteers Join Distributed Search For Steve Fossett

3848:"Steve Fossett reported missing by US aviation authorities" 3663:

Missing aviator Steve Fossett honored at Wings Over Rockies

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NTSB Aviation Investigation - 45 Docket Items - SEA07FA277

4617: 3091:"Steve Fossett (USA) (6721) | World Air Sports Federation" 3013:"Steve Fossett (USA) (7619) | World Air Sports Federation" 1852:

The crash site is located on the western side of a ridge (

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Pacific Ocean (Yokohama-SF)-World 20 d 9 h 52 min Aug 1996

4730: 4349:"Search called off for adventurous aviator Steve Fossett" 3765: 3736:"Searchers looking for world record holder Steve Fossett" 3040:"Piaggio gets confirmation of Avanti speed records | AIN" 2897: 296: 3684:

These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame

2699:"Capsule, Balloon / Bud Light Spirit of Freedom Capsule" 2182:"Search continues for aviation adventurer Steve Fossett" 1620: 689:

Round Britain & Ireland 5 d 21 h 5 min 27 s Oct 1994

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Round Britain & Ireland 4 d 16 h 9 min 36 s Oct 2002

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TransMed (Marseilles-Carthage) 18 h 46 min 48 s May 2002

4537:"Nevada governor to ask Fossett widow for search money" 4246:

Scott, Howard; Campbell, Stewart (September 20, 2007).

2291: 2289: 1902:. Volcanic Ridge is shown here, in the left foreground. 819:

and Fossett broke three of them in the Virgin Atlantic

5282:"List of records established by 'Steve FOSSETT (USA)'" 3973:"Clues to 3 Plane Wrecks Could Be Lost in Files Purge" 3762:"Search for Fossett could solve decades-old mysteries" 2596:"List of records established by 'Steve Fossett (USA)'" 5162:

National Transportation Safety Board (July 9, 2009).

4657: 4487: 4485: 4483: 4481: 4479: 4477: 2270:. Boy Scouts of America. July 3, 2002. Archived from 1926:(4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast), and the town of 1009:

cross-country skiing records in Colorado, setting an

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TransAt-Discovery Route 9 d 13 h 30 min 18 s Feb 2003

609:

TransAtlantic 4 d 17 h 28 min 6 s (25.78 kn) Oct 2001

249:

during the summer of 1961. Fossett said in 2006 that

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Chasing the Wind: The Autobiography of Steve Fossett

4759:. South Africa: Pilot's Post PTY Ltd. Archived from 4723:"Remains Found With Wreckage Of Millionaire's Plane" 4632:. San Francisco, California: Hearst Communications. 2286: 1945:

On November 3, California police coroners said that

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Newport-Ensenada 6 h 46 min 40 s (18.45 kn) Apr 1998

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Pacific Ocean East to West 16 d 17 h 21 min Aug 1995

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Olin Business School (Washington University) alumni

5211: 4595:"Audit critical of Nevada search for Steve Fossett" 4494:"Missing Adventurer: Gibbons to bill Fossett widow" 3788: 2890:"Adventurer Steve Fossett No Stranger to Tall Odds" 2785:"Steve Fossett Challenges (archived 5 August 2011)" 2381: 2066: 2064: 2062: 2060: 2058: 2056: 2054: 2052: 2050: 1971:would be 300 feet per minute (about 1.5 m/s). 1816: 1654:

Search area on the borders of California and Nevada

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Round St. Martin (Heineken) 2 h 4 min 23 s Mar 2003

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San Diego-Puerto Vallarta 62 h 20 min 11 s Feb 1998

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Windjammers (SF-Santa Cruz) 4 h 41 min 2 s Aug 1997

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Round the World 58 d 9 h 32 min 45 s Feb-April 2004

322:, which assigned him one of its memberships on the 5521:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2007 5213: 5089:"DNA links bones near plane crash site to Fossett" 4694:"Remains Are Found at Site of Fossett Plane Crash" 4692:McKinley, Jesse; Friess, Steve (October 2, 2008). 4474: 4456:"Governor appoints Ben Kieckhefer press secretary" 4436:. St. Louis, Missouri: KSDK TV. September 10, 2008 2729:"Students, Fossett present capsule to Smithsonian" 1057:. He later returned to Antarctica to climb again. 701:24 Hour Record 687.17 nmi (28.63 kn) Oct 2001 698:24 Hour Record 580.23 nmi (24.18 kn) Mar 1999 360:. They had no children. The Fossetts had homes in 260:, Fossett was already known as an adventurer; his 221:Fossett's interest in adventure began early. As a 4961:"Adventurer Fossett's plane, human remains found" 4325:. FOXNews.com. September 30, 2007. Archived from 2658: 2656: 2654: 2382:Smith, Bill; Deere, Stephen (September 5, 2007). 2377: 2375: 2373: 2371: 2369: 2367: 2365: 2231: 2229: 2227: 2225: 2223: 2146: 2144: 2142: 2140: 2138: 2136: 2134: 2132: 2130: 2128: 2126: 2124: 2122: 2120: 2118: 2029:"Current Absolute General Aviation World Records" 1898:The crash site is on Volcanic Ridge, part of the 1643:Crash site identified in 2008 1436:(FAI) and in July 2007, he was inducted into the 1424:, BSA's highest recognition of service to youth. 843:'s permanent collection. It is on display at the 757:Fossett in 2006 before his record-breaking flight 649:Long Beach-Cabo San Lucas 3 d 2 h 59 min Nov 1995 5332: 4587: 4559: 4557: 4530: 4528: 4526: 4524: 4522: 4121:"Online Fossett Searchers Ask, Was It Worth It?" 3864: 3475: 2808:"Fossett's secret project was built in Richmond" 2418:"Aviator Fossett tries to break distance record" 2221: 2219: 2217: 2215: 2213: 2211: 2209: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2116: 2114: 2112: 2110: 2108: 2106: 2104: 2102: 2100: 2098: 2047: 1974:The NTSB report says that "a meteorologist from 4151:"Survival experts doubt Fossett is still alive" 4068:"Branson hopes Google Earth helps find Fossett" 2411: 2409: 1856:) whose orientation is northwest/southeast, at 1748:teams and two aircraft had resumed the search. 1265: 1101:road race in 1993 and in 1996, along with the 1078:in Hawaii (finishing in 1996 in 15:53:10), the 641:Newport-Bermuda-World 40 h 51 min 54 s Jun 1999 455:, Argentina at 15,460 metres (50,720 ft). 5301:Obituary from The Economist, February 21, 2008 4835: 4833: 4691: 3936: 3796:"Aviation record-holder Steve Fossett missing" 3707:"Fossett search stresses need for new beacons" 3513:"Steve Fossett Breaks Ballooning World Record" 3505: 2820:Fossett sets record for longest nonstop flight 2800: 2651: 2362: 2070: 1918:(1.8 miles (2.9 km) west-southwest), the 1108: 781:turbofan engine. It was designed and built by 559:. In October 2001, Fossett and his crew set a 253:was the most important activity of his youth. 4812:"National Transportation Safety Board Report" 4554: 4519: 4434:"Another Fossett search winding up in Nevada" 4245: 4086: 2262: 2260: 2258: 2200: 2095: 618:Plymouth-LaRochelle 16 h 41 min 40 s Apr 2002 603:Newport-Bermuda 1 d 14 h 35 min 53 s Jan 2000 440:He set 91 aviation world records ratified by 5262:"FAI Awards received by Steve FOSSETT (USA)" 5053: 5051: 4114: 4112: 4036: 3939:"Vast, desolate area hinders Fossett search" 2538: 2514: 2512: 2510: 2508: 2506: 2478: 2476: 2406: 2023: 2021: 823:. All three records were previously held by 731: 566:In early 2004, Fossett, as skipper, set the 5536:Washington University in St. Louis trustees 5321:Aerial Photo of crash site taken 2010/09/25 4830: 4687: 4685: 4666:. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. 3911:. Hearst Communications Inc. pp. A–1. 3867:"Advanced Recon System Aids Fossett Search" 3822:"Fossett team to try to break speed record" 3704: 3457:"1996 Ironman Triathlon World Championship" 3427:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3393:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3359:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3325:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3291:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3257:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3223:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3189:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3155:History of Aviation and Space World Records 3121:History of Aviation and Space World Records 2810:, October 2, 2008 (accessed March 27, 2012) 2664:"Aviation Adventurer Steve Fossett Missing" 2600:History of Aviation and Space World Records 2547:"Advanced Recon System Aids Fossett Search" 2338: 2336: 2334: 2332: 1953: 1588: 1535: 1510:Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum 1504:was named in Fossett's honor by his friend 606:Miami-New York 2 d 5 h 54 min 42 s May 2001 582:, which he accomplished on his fourth try. 164:, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft 5018: 5016: 4750: 3733: 3537: 2884: 2882: 2449: 2447: 2445: 2443: 2344:"Branson fears missing Fossett is injured" 2255: 1762: 1521:International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1021:record of 12 hr, 29 min in February 2001. 664:Chicago-Mackinac 18 h 50 min 32 s Jul 1998 597:Hawaii-Japan 13 d 20 h 9 min July-Aug 1995 578:in his 125-foot (38 m) sailboat, the 287:In 1968, Fossett received an MBA from the 31: 5451:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society 5048: 4806: 4804: 4802: 4800: 4798: 4796: 4658:The Press Association (October 2, 2008). 4197:. CNN. September 18, 2007. Archived from 4109: 3754: 2952: 2569: 2503: 2473: 2415: 2297:"NESA President Steve Fossett: A Tribute" 2018: 1462:He received the Explorers Medal from the 5481:National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees 5311:Weather radar loop for September 3, 2007 4682: 4626:"Fossett items found near Mammoth Lakes" 4569:Interim Finance Committee (NRS 218.6825) 3605:"The Legend of Steve Fossett Takes Root" 2482: 2329: 1893: 1820: 1539: 1353: 1282:ends in the Pacific Ocean on December 25 1269: 1134: 1060: 897:First trans-Atlantic flight re-enactment 752: 735: 615:Fastnet Course 35 h 17 min 14 s Mar 2002 479:On February 21, 1995, Fossett landed in 462: 388: 376:sponsored some of Fossett's adventures. 368:. Fossett was friends with billionaire 5024:"2 bones found near Fossett crash site" 5013: 4660:"Timeline: Steve Fossett disappearance" 4376: 4015:from the original on September 14, 2007 3879:from the original on September 27, 2007 3742:from the original on September 14, 2007 3569: 2879: 2557:from the original on September 27, 2007 2544: 2440: 2174: 1519:In 2010, Fossett was inducted into the 1482:'s Gold Medal in 2002. He received the 1409:. Fossett previously had served on the 995: 980:on August 29, 2006. The flight set the 740:Fossett at NASA Kennedy Space Center's 704:Cowes-St. Malo 6 h 21 min 54 s Dec 2001 594:Round Ireland 44 h 42 min 20 s Sep 1993 5333: 4793: 4670:from the original on September 3, 2013 4575:from the original on February 21, 2010 4571:. Nevada Legislature. April 10, 2008. 4534: 4355:from the original on February 24, 2015 4283:"Branson: Fossett likely lost forever" 4260:from the original on November 11, 2007 4131:from the original on February 16, 2017 4118: 4106:, By Steve Friess, September 11, 2007. 4000: 3970: 3915:from the original on November 12, 2007 3900: 3734:Hildebrand, Kurt (September 4, 2007). 3717:from the original on September 7, 2007 3633: 3431:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3397:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3363:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3329:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3295:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3261:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3227:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3193:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3159:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 3125:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 2904:from the original on December 24, 2007 2604:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 2545:Fiorino, Frances (September 6, 2007). 2461:from the original on September 6, 2007 2071:Wilson, Sam; agencies (June 6, 2007). 1468:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 1440:. He was presented at the ceremony by 1434:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 1139: 817:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 708:At the time of his death a submarine, 692:Transpac 6 d 16 h 7 min 16 s July 1995 686:Isle of Wight 3 h 35 min 38 s Sep 1994 612:Isle of Wight 2 h 33 min 55 s Nov 2001 442:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 181:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 156:of the Earth: as a long-distance solo 5212:Fossett, Steve; Hasley, Will (2006). 5069:from the original on November 8, 2008 4986: 4947:from the original on November 2, 2008 4623: 4543:. Tahoe Daily Tribune. Archived from 4491: 4404:"New search starts for Steve Fossett" 4401: 4175:from the original on October 19, 2010 4039:"Aviator's Fate Puzzles Search Crews" 3802:from the original on October 12, 2007 3602: 3570:Branson, Richard (October 10, 2007). 2735:. St. Louis, Missouri. Archived from 2576:"Fossett Sets Another World Record". 2491:from the original on December 3, 2007 2483:Mihelich, Peggy (September 4, 2007). 2428:from the original on February 8, 2006 2416:Halvorson, Todd (September 4, 2007). 2350:from the original on October 12, 2007 2188:from the original on October 12, 2007 1841:membership card and $ 1,005 in cash. 789:, for long-distance solo flight. The 555:), Fossett twice set the prestigious 299:; he then served as a consultant for 5501:Recipients of the Aeronautical Medal 5491:People from Garden Grove, California 5190:from the original on January 9, 2010 4893:National Transportation Safety Board 4636:from the original on October 5, 2008 4001:Friess, Steve (September 10, 2007). 3937:Riley, Brendan (September 8, 2007). 3901:Friess, Steve (September 10, 2007). 3772:from the original on October 8, 2007 1773:attributed to Nevada State Governor 1738:National Transportation Safety Board 1427: 1086:, a 100-mile (160 km) Colorado 1024: 903:John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown 682:World Records set but later beaten: 364:and Chicago, and a vacation home in 5170:from the original on August 6, 2016 5059:"Bones confirm Steve Fossett death" 3865:Fiorino, Frances (September 2007). 3483:"What did Steve Fossett do for us?" 2676:from the original on April 25, 2009 2239:. Stanford Magazine. Archived from 2002:List of solved missing person cases 1825:Aerial view of the crash site, 2010 1604: 652:Swiftsure 14 h 35 min 29 s May 1997 586:Complete Summary of Sailing Records 271:and raise a banner that read "Beat 80:Sierra Nevada Mountains, California 13: 5476:Missing person cases in California 4987:Chong, Jia-Rui (October 4, 2008). 4971:from the original on March 4, 2016 4937:"Bones found near Fossett's plane" 4818:from the original on July 27, 2021 4402:Riley, Brendan (August 31, 2008). 4119:Friess, Steve (November 6, 2007). 4041:. Associated Press. Archived from 4037:Gerdner, Tom (September 8, 2007). 2384:"Steve Fossett's plane is missing" 1420:in 1992. In 1999, he received the 1383:. He rechristened the vehicle the 1297:Washington University in St. Louis 522:Washington University in St. Louis 472:balloon gondola on display at the 446:World Sailing Speed Record Council 293:Washington University in St. Louis 282: 267:brothers convinced him to swim to 100:Washington University in St. Louis 14: 5547: 5366:American aerospace businesspeople 5239: 4733:. October 3, 2008. Archived from 3971:Friess, Steve (October 4, 2007). 3705:Levin, Alan (September 6, 2007). 3642:from the original on July 9, 2008 3037: 2522:. yachtracing.com. Archived from 2485:"Adventure defines Steve Fossett" 2031:. Records.fai.org. Archived from 1924:Devils Postpile National Monument 928: 855:Transcontinental aircraft records 835:in 1986. Fossett contributed the 744:seated in the GlobalFlyer cockpit 310:Fossett then became a successful 5376:American aviation record holders 5371:American aviation businesspeople 4753:"Steve Fossett-Aviation Pioneer" 4624:Fagan, Kevin (October 2, 2008). 4504:from the original on May 2, 2008 4195:"Search for aviator scaled back" 3686:. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. 3634:Burack, Ari (October 10, 2007). 3603:Nizza, Mike (October 11, 2007). 2797:Website permanently discontinued 2759:"National Aviation Hall of Fame" 1817:Recovery of wreckage and remains 1744:made similar public statements. 1718:had been covered at least once. 1635: 1628:Yosemite National Park 1619: 1603: 1587: 1580: 1525:San Diego Air & Space Museum 1407:National Eagle Scout Association 1234: 1223: 1211: 1175: 1166: 1154: 812:statute miles (40,655 km). 719: 483:, Canada, after taking off from 458: 430:, a single-engine jet aircraft. 351: 303:, and later accepted a job with 5361:Accidental deaths in California 5154: 5111: 5081: 4928: 4881: 4775: 4714: 4651: 4601:. June 26, 2008. Archived from 4448: 4426: 4395: 4370: 4341: 4315: 4297: 4275: 4239: 4213: 4187: 4161: 4143: 4060: 4030: 3994: 3964: 3930: 3894: 3858: 3840: 3814: 3697: 3676: 3654: 3627: 3596: 3563: 3449: 3415: 3381: 3347: 3313: 3279: 3245: 3211: 3177: 3143: 3109: 3083: 3057: 3031: 3005: 2980: 2852: 2834:Fossett sets solo flight record 2825: 2813: 2777: 2751: 2721: 2622: 2588: 2457:. Fox News. September 5, 2007. 1702:software. British entrepreneur 1671:and was not required to do so. 1418:Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 1368:In 2006, Fossett purchased the 775:carbon fiber reinforced plastic 568:Around the world sailing record 5496:People from Jackson, Tennessee 5461:Flight distance record holders 5456:Flight altitude record holders 5436:Businesspeople from California 4535:Chereb, Sandra (May 1, 2008). 2158:. October 2006. 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Archived from 3682:Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. 2007: 1906:The crash site is within the 1790:In his later comments to the 1565:emergency locator transmitter 1451:Yachtsman of the Year by the 1416:Fossett was honored with the 1385:Spirit of America Sonic Arrow 1359:Spirit of America Sonic Arrow 849:National Air and Space Museum 474:National Air and Space Museum 5471:Glider flight record holders 5164:"SEA07FA277: Full Narrative" 1922:(3 miles (5 km) west), 1453:American Sailing Association 1266:Previous attempts at records 1067:Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 7: 5531:Sigma Alpha Epsilon members 5356:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 5317:, including the crash site. 5256:BBC, Profile: Steve Fossett 5119:"Factual Report – Aviation" 4839:Coordinates of crash site: 4783:Minarets and Volcanic Ridge 4751:Bodenstein, Willie (2000). 3044:Aviation International News 2953:Di Freeze (November 2006). 2876:article dated March 4, 2005 2849:article dated March 3, 2005 1990: 1713:was made available via the 1391: 1109:24 Hours of Le Mans results 909:biplane. 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