2015 TIGHAR Tracks

Ric Gillespie · November 10, 2015, 08:41:39 AM

We're about to go to press with the 2015 edition of TIGHAR Tracks. The 60-page print version will be mailed to TIGHAR members next week. Members who have requested the PDF version will get theirs sooner.
Here's what you'll find inside:

A TIGHAR Selfie
In preparation for a major membership drive we commissioned a demographic study of the current TIGHAR membership. We always knew that TIGHARs are a special bunch but what we learned knocked our stripes off.

À Coeur Valliant
A critique of recent claims of new evidence in the search for l'Oiseau Blanc, the White Bird of "valiant hearts" Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli.

What We Know About 2-2-V-1
Twenty-four years after it was found, is a controversial piece of aluminum from the Earhart Electra?

Niku VIII Final Report
What went right, what went wrong, and what we learned from TIGHAR's June 2015 expedition to Nikumaroro

What's Next for The Earhart Project?
Plans for new field work, new research, a new book, and a new documentary.

If Amelia Was Talking, She Was not Sinking
Research psychologist Dr. Guthrie Ford's ground-breaking comparative study of the language used in the diaries of doomed downed aviators, and the words reportedly used by Amelia Earhart in post-loss radio distress calls.

The Earhart Electra: From Drawing Board to Disappearance
Chapter One, "The Twin-Engined Lockheed" 1932-1934
How the persistence of a precocious young engineer and the influence of an airline's celebrity consultant saved Lockheed's new "Electra" design and possibly the company itself.

Only dues-paying TIGHAR members receive TIGHAR Tracks. You can join TIGHAR at http://tighar.org/membership.html.

Joy Diane Forster · November 10, 2015, 02:00:42 PM

Thanks for the heads up, Ric! I can't wait. I hope that sending a .pdf version saves a good amount of money.

Bruce Thomas · November 10, 2015, 08:03:31 PM

I hope you just send a link to the new TIGHAR Tracks PDF, and not some very large file attachment.

My email inbox choaks on attachments that are multi-megabyte in size.

Monty Fowler · November 11, 2015, 05:47:55 AM

What Bruce said. A link would be marvelous. Otherwise I'll end up spending an hour or more on line with my internet provider's misnamed customer assistance.

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189EC

Ric Gillespie · November 11, 2015, 05:49:07 AM

Quote from: Bruce Thomas on November 10, 2015, 08:03:31 PM
I hope you just send a link to the new TIGHAR Tracks PDF, and not some very large file attachment.

My email inbox choaks on attachments that are multi-megabyte in size.

We'll probably put the PDF in TIGHAR's Dropbox and send a link. That has worked well with other large files.

Patrick Dickson · November 11, 2015, 09:41:19 AM

rock-n-roll Ric......looking forward to the latest.

Ric Gillespie · November 12, 2015, 07:48:27 AM

The current plan is to include a link to the TIGHAR Tracks PDF in a TIGHARNews email that will go only to those of you who have requested the PDF. Downloading the PDF should not be a problem even if your regular email won't support large attachments. If you do have a problem just let me know and we'll Dropbox the PDF to you.

Monty Fowler · November 12, 2015, 09:16:51 AM

That should work. Have we had a good response to the E-Tracks initiative?

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 EC

Ric Gillespie · November 12, 2015, 09:28:52 AM

Quote from: Monty Fowler on November 12, 2015, 09:16:51 AM
That should work. Have we had a good response to the E-Tracks initiative?

Super response. Over 200 members want the PDF and requests are still coming in.

Ric Gillespie · November 13, 2015, 01:11:58 PM

So far nearly 300 TIGHAR members have requested a PDF rather than a printed version of the 2015 issue of TIGHAR Tracks. The link to the download will go out on Monday.
We delivered the digital file of the printed version to the printer yesterday and we should have a proof copy in hand tomorrow. If everything looks in order we'll give them a green light and we'll have the final product here on Tuesday and Wednesday ready to start mailing.

Jeff Lange · November 24, 2015, 10:30:40 AM

Did the printed versions all get mailed out? I only ask as I haven't received my copy yet here in Michigan. Let me know if I should flog the postal department for poor performance!

Jeff Lange
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Ric Gillespie · November 24, 2015, 10:34:37 AM

Quote from: Jeff Lange on November 24, 2015, 10:30:40 AM
Did the printed versions all get mailed out? I only ask as I haven't received my copy yet here in Michigan. Let me know if I should flog the postal department for poor performance!

The printed versions went to the Post Office yesterday (Monday). First Class mail, $2.74 each. $2,200 for the whole mailing. Ouch! If you don't have it by Friday let me know.

Diane James · December 05, 2015, 07:59:37 AM

So the "Tracks" shows up in our mailbox yesterday, and my hubby hasn't had his nose out of it since! :o

Ric Gillespie · December 05, 2015, 08:01:59 AM

Quote from: Diane James on December 05, 2015, 07:59:37 AM
So the "Tracks" shows up in our mailbox yesterday, and my hubby hasn't had his nose out of it since! :o

That's nice to hear. Thanks!

Bob Smith · December 05, 2015, 12:42:12 PM

A VERY nice presentation. You could make money on this, you know!