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Mission: Afterburner Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

FTF: October 21, 2003 - By: Gordo1013.

Image of F-16 Crusader.
        A U.S. Navy airplane is being stored at an undisclosed location and has information nearby that is necessary in finding the "Brown Box".  The "Black Box" has already been located and properly secured. You will find the necessary information in the picture entitle "Crusader Data" (below this description with the other images) and you will use it to calculate the final coordinates.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves the recovery/return of the "Brown Box" using the following data:
Your rendezvous point is: N 47° 34.750' @ W 122° 41.683'.

(A) = The number that procedes: PEHFNQRE (encrypted)

(B) = [ (Range + Cruise Speed-First Flown) ] / 6.666 = (B).000

(C) = [ (Range / Cruise Speed) x 10 ] - [ (E) + (F) + 10 ]

(D) = The number that procedes: PEHFNQRE (encrypted)

(E) = [ (F) + (F) ] / [ (B)/2) ]

(F) = [ Cruise Speed x (B) ] = "WXYZ" = (W + X + Y + Z)

{Multiply: "x";    Divide: "/";    Add: "+";    Subtract: "-";    Equals: "="}
NOTE:  "Extra brackets have been included for clarification."
THE FINAL COORDINATES ARE:
N 4 7° 3 4 . A B C' @ W 1 2 2° 4 1 . D E F'
NO "BUSHWHACKING" REQUIRED!
        After locating the "Brown Box" you will sign the Log Book.  You will then have an option to Take and/or Leave an item or Take Nothing and/or Leave Nothing.
        Place the "Brown Box" back in its location and conceal well.  Cover your tracks when leaving, so "OPFOR" does not find it.  If you get caught, you are on your own and we will deny all knowledge of your actions.  You will not be operating in hostile territory.  Be aware of spies in the area even though you will end up off the main trail where there is sufficient cover.
        Equip yourself for the 0.5 mile walk with necessary items for hydration, nutrients and comfort. Numerous improved foot trails with varying grades exist. Light to moderate tree cover can be expected, but should not encounter trouble with GPSr readings.  Give no clues or "spoilers" when logging your visit.

Have Fun!  Real Deal.

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Image of Gerald Deal.
Real Deal - KD7KYU - Zookeeper
~ Now in search of Greater Treasures ~
In Loving Memory of
A Close Friend & Fellow Geocacher.

JERALD B. DEAL

Born: 11 February 1963
Passed: 29 October 2004

May You R.I.P.!

MISS ME - BUT LET ME GO
Written by Rhianna Cannuli.
When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me,
I want not rites in a gloom-filled room,
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little, and not too long,
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that once we shared.
Miss me - but let me go.
For this journey that we all must take,
And each must go alone,
It is all a part of the Master plan,
A step on the road to Home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart,
Go to friends we know,
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds;
Miss Me - But Let Me Go.

Last Edited / Updated: 12:17:13 AM Tue, Mar 03 2015.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[-.-- --- ..- .-- .. .-.. .-.. ..-. .. -. -.. -- .] [-... . .... .. -. -.. -... . -. - -.- -. . .] [..- -. -.. . .-. .-. --- --- - -... .- .-.. .-..]

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)