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Joyride (Wellington) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/4/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE PUBLISHED CO-ORDINATES

I recently read about an adventurer and decided his exploits were interesting enough to justify being the subject of a puzzle cache.







South 41° 12.XXX, where XXX = A + B + C + D + E

A = Position in alphabet of first letter in pilot’s surname
B = USD310 spent on aircraft in 193?
C = Number of successful applications for full certification of aircraft
D = Number of chocolate bars taken on flight
E = Number of radios on aircraft during flight


East 174° 52.YYY, where YYY = F + G + H + I + J

F = Last two digits of year of flight
G = Day in July that flight departed (not the earlier one from CA to NY)
H = Litres of oil taken on flight
I = Whole number of hours of duration of flight
J = Number of words in telegram used by aviation officials to list the regulations broken by flight



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung nccrnef gb or gur jebat jnl znl npghnyyl or gur pbeerpg jnl gb nccebnpu guvf pnpur. Qvtvgny ebbg bs KKK = 8. Qvtvgny ebbg bs LLL = 6.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)