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What ever happened to that Billionaire Pilot over Canada
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I was just wondering, did they find him?
Oops, that was suppose say California, I have no idea how I ended with Canada.
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It seems he's assumed dead. 
But the search continues.
Fossett Likely Won't Be The Next Amelia Earhart
Tue, 23 Oct '07
Most Aircraft Lost In Nevada Eventually Located
Despite the most intensive search effort in US aviation history, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett and his Decathlon remain missing in northern Nevada... and his friend Sir Richard Branson is afraid the aviator might be lost "forever."
But analysis of previous aircraft search efforts showed that Fossett is not likely to become the next Amelia Earhart, the aviatrix who vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 and was never found. Research by the Reno Gazette-Journal revealed only three other planes that have disappeared in the area since 1949 remain undiscovered.
Fossett vanished on what was to be a short flight out of the Flying M Ranch near Yerington, NV on September 3,
Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service
For background info...
Updated: 6:38 p.m. CT Sept 5, 2007
MINDEN, Nev. - Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett vanished somewhere across a landscape of soaring peaks and sagebrush desert notorious for winds so powerful and tricky they can swirl an airplane like a leaf and even shear off a wing.
As the search for Fossett dragged into a second day Wednesday with some false leads but no sign of the 63-year-old aviator or his plane, some veteran pilots speculated he may have fallen victim to the treacherous and sometimes deadly Sierra Nevada winds that squeeze through the narrow canyons.
“There’s been times when I’ve been flying in the wind and my blood turns cold,” said Adam Mayberry, a private pilot and former spokesman for the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
Pilots: Winds bad where Fossett flew - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
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I miss him!
For a "bazzilionare" he was way cool!
At least he did things, because they were cool things to do!
He didn't just use his money to make money, he tried to make his mark...
It took more than just money to buy his mark, it took guts!
You were a gutsy guy Steve and I respect that.
I hope you are found some day,
I will always remember you with the respect and admiration you deserve!
What a cool dude! Even though you were one of those rich guys, I feel like you were a guy who was rich!
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Reason: Wrong word! Where was my head? "were" duh!)
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I bet he was kidnapped by aliens!
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He faked his own death to go live the simple life on some island in the south pacific. Duh.
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Originally Posted by JohnM15141 
I miss him!
For a "bazzilionare" he was way cool!
At least he did things, because they where cool things to do!
He didn't just use his money to make money, he tried to make his mark...
It took more than just money to buy his mark, it took guts!
You where a gutsy guy Steve and I respect that.
I hope you are found some day,
I will always remember you with the respect and admiration you deserve!
What a cool dude! Even though you where one of those rich guys, I feel like you where a guy who was rich!
The highlighted words should be " were."
were
Main Entry:
were
Etymology:
Middle English were (suppletive singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of been to be), weren (suppletive past plural of been), from Old English wǣre (singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of wesan to be), wǣron (past plural indicative of wesan), wǣren (past plural subjunctive of wesan) — more at was
past 2d singular, past plural, or past subjunctive of be
Definition of were - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
where
Main Entry:
1where Listen to the pronunciation of 1where
Pronunciation:
\ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər\
Function:
adverb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old English hwā who — more at who
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: at, in, or to what place <where is the house> <where are we going> b: at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect <where does this plan lead> <where am I wrong>2archaic : here, there <lo, where it comes again — Shakespeare>
Definition of where - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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Originally Posted by badidea
I bet he was kidnapped by aliens!
Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
He faked his own death to go live the simple life on some island in the south pacific. Duh.
Either one would be preferable to just dead.
On an island. That prompts a nice mental image. 
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Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
He faked his own death to go live the simple life on some island in the south pacific. Duh.
Him Tupac, Biggie and Elvis?
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I knew that, I was typing too fast and missed that.
Fixed.
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Originally Posted by mdc
Him Tupac, Biggie and Elvis?
Tupac and Biggie? Out of all the deaths of people, you pick those two? What about Joplin, Morrison, or Hendrix?
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Out of all the deaths of people, you pick those two? What about Joplin, Morrison, or Hendrix?
But Joplin, Morrison, and Hendrix are not dead. They still live..
Oh, wait, nevermind 
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Originally Posted by JohnM15141
I knew that, I was typing too fast and missed that.
Fixed.
We all make mistakes. It's just a pet peeve of mine because I believe misspelling will spell the end of the Republic.
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Originally Posted by mdc
Him Tupac, Biggie and Elvis?
Nah, just him and Amelie.
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Nah, just him and Amelie.
Audrey Tautou is missing???
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That's what you get for not sleeping all night I guess 
Amelia of course
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WTH? where did Amelie go?
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I would check Wal-Mart....yeah, I bet he is there.
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Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
He faked his own death to go live the simple life on some island in the south pacific. Duh.
What I've thought from the beginning.
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Originally Posted by JohnM15141
I miss him!
For a "bazzilionare" he was way cool!
At least he did things, because they were cool things to do!
He didn't just use his money to make money, he tried to make his mark...
It took more than just money to buy his mark, it took guts!
You were a gutsy guy Steve and I respect that.
I hope you are found some day,
I will always remember you with the respect and admiration you deserve!
What a cool dude! Even though you were one of those rich guys, I feel like you were a guy who was rich!
Sorry Jim, I am the only one allowed to skip spaces like that.
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Having lived in the Reno/Tahoe area for the past 4 years, I can vouche for the high winds and rugged terrain out here. 737s get tossed around going in and out of Reno International, and I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to fly a plane 1/10 that size in the winds around here.
Also, Nevada is the most mountainous state in the Union. So, I'm sure that makes the search efforts much more difficult. There are just too many nooks and crannies in terrain like this.
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Research by the Reno Gazette-Journal revealed only three other planes that have disappeared in the area since 1949 remain undiscovered.
The research report may be true BUT I doubt the findings of the 'research' is true. They found 6 (or was it 8) previously unfound crash sites that had not been discovered since their respective crashes. Nevada's an awfully big/empty/rocky/desolate place. Give me an 18 wheeler and I could hide it out there for 1000 years.
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My stupid iPhone game: Nesen Probe, it's rather old, annoying and pointless, but it's free.
Was free. Now it's gone. Never to be seen again.
Off to join its brother and sister apps that could not
keep up with the ever updating iOS. RIP Nesen Probe.
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Heard this on the news this morning, but I didn't realise its been nearly a year since it happened!
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Originally Posted by design219
Human remains have been found.
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