To fly or not to fly? Multi-Cache
abowie: Seems finally to have flown the coop.
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WW1 aviator Captain Henry “Harry” John Butler, AFC is remembered at this site in Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula. What is perhaps unique is that the plane he flew in France in 1916 is on display too.
Like many young Australian men he enlisted in the British forces and ended up flying planes in the fledgling Royal Flying Corps. He was instrumental in training several thousand other airmen, before returning to Australia at the end of the war.
He started the first aviation business in SA, however despite the enthusiasm for flight which had made him such a successful instructor the business foundered. There were simply not enough paying customers to make it a success. He subsequently opened a motor and aviation garage in Minlaton, which thrived.
Tragically in 1922 Butler crashed an Avro biplane shortly after takeoff, sustaining horrific head and facial injuries. He somehow survived the accident, but eventually succumbed to long term complications related to the injuries some 2 years later.
The cache is hidden a short distance away, near some birds that lack Harry’s flying ability.
To find the cache, first answer the following:
A. How many cylinders does the M1c Bristol Monoplane engine have?
B. How many full stops are there in the main sign on the front of the hangar?
C. What is the Bristol’s top speed in MPH?
D. What is the Bristol’s wing area in sq feet?
E. What is the Bristol’s engine horsepower?
F. How many synchronised Vicker’s machineguns were mounted on the front of the Bristol?
Use the following instructions to find the cache.
Latitude.
Calculate (C-E-2F)x3.
SUBTRACT this number of 1000ths of a minute FROM the listed latitude (so if you calculate 50, subtract 0.050 from the listed latitude)
Longitude.
Calculate 2(D-C)
ADD this number of 1000ths of a minute TO the listed longitude (so if you calculate 50, ADD 0.050 to the listed longitude)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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