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Amelia Earhart Search Forum => General discussion => Topic started by: Ric Gillespie on May 03, 2015, 09:48:46 AM

Title: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Ric Gillespie on May 03, 2015, 09:48:46 AM: We had a great team meeting on May 1 followed by some supplemental drone training on May 2. Lots of great photos. I'll put something together for the TIGHAR website but, for the moment here's a group portrait (via drone).

Left to right: Andrew McKenna, Dive Team; Jim Linder, Dive Team Leader; Bill Rodgers (in ball cap), Dive Team; Lee Paynter, Dive Team; Your Obedient Servant (in TIGHAR sweatshirt); Ron Bernier of Advanced Remote Marine Systems, ROV pilot; Dawn Johnson, TIGHAR staff aboard the Betchart Cruise; John Clauss, ROV assistant and Land Team; Mark Smith of Oh Seven Films, video cameraman and primary drone pilot; Dr. Tom King (blue cap), TIGHAR Senior Archaeologist and leader of Betchart Cruise TIGHAR staff; Laurie Rubin, still photographer; Barbara Norris (sunglasses), TIGHAR staff aboard the Betchart Cruise; Gary Quigg, TIGHAR archaeologist and Land Team Leader; Lonnie Schorer, Land Team and backup drone pilot.

Not present for the meeting: Walt Holm, Dive Team.
10 of these people have been to Niku with TIGHAR before.
8 of these people have hands-on experience with Lockheed Electra wreckage at the 1936 crash site in Idaho.
The 5 Dive Team members have practiced underwater search techniques together in the Florida Keys.
This is the most experienced team we have ever put in the field.
I am immensely proud of this team.
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Bill Mangus on May 03, 2015, 10:08:57 AM: Great photo! Best of luck to you and the team.
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Jeff Lange on May 03, 2015, 10:43:17 AM: Great shot of a great group of people. I am so jealous of you all, as I feel that this will be a definitive expedition and will hopefully get us some solid evidence. As Ric stated, most experienced team yet- so lets' do our very best to get the job done!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Ted G Campbell on May 03, 2015, 12:39:23 PM: Best of luck to you all!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Bob Smith on May 03, 2015, 12:55:53 PM: Super Great looking team. Hope the days are long and the wind is at your back!! Say hello to NR16020!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Lauren Palmer on May 04, 2015, 06:21:59 AM: So proud and jealous of the team! Wish I could have gone this year.
Good luck, and God bless us and grant us success!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Mark Appel on May 04, 2015, 10:18:03 AM: Fair winds and following seas to the Niku VIII team!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Dave Potratz on May 04, 2015, 10:26:55 AM: Fair seas, Team!

Good Luck. Discover lots. Come home safe!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Ted G Campbell on May 05, 2015, 07:31:06 PM: June 6, DE (Discover Earhart) Day, how appropriate!
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Monty Fowler on May 11, 2015, 07:40:33 AM: I'm assuming part of the Camp Zero search plan is to use the drone to spot possibly interesting things, but will we be able to deploy any technology on the ground beyond the Mark I Eyeball?

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP
Title: Re: Niku VIII Team Meeting
Post by: Ric Gillespie on May 11, 2015, 07:52:17 AM: Quote from: Monty Fowler on May 11, 2015, 07:40:33 AM
I'm assuming part of the Camp Zero search plan is to use the drone to spot possibly interesting things, but will we be able to deploy any technology on the ground beyond the Mark I Eyeball?

I'm just finishing up a Land Team Briefing paper that I'll share with Forum as soon as it's done.