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Flight 904 Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 12/28/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A medium-sized cache, placed in memory of a family friend.
Piper Chieftan

On a rainy, moonless night on May 31, 2000, just minutes from touchdown at Whyalla, flight 904, a small Piper Chieftain on a routine flight from Adelaide plunged into Spencer Gulf, killing all eight on board.
The crash, South Australia's worst, reverberated beyond the state's borders.It ignited a furious air safety debate in the industry, nationally and internationally, and called into question the level of scrutiny of small operators.
Chris Schuppan was one of eight people on board, and his body is the only one to not have been found.





The 1st stage is situated on the Whyalla foreshore,and is the location of a memorial stone laid in remembrance of those that perished on that fateful flight. You will need to count the number of vertical slats in the bench backrest directly in front of that memorial. The number of slats is 'ab'.
Add the two digits together to give you 'c'.

Multiply 'c' by 2 to get 'd'

Multiply 'c' by 4 to get 'e'

Add 'b' + 'c' + 'd' to get 'f'

Add 'c' + 'd' to get 'g'

Add 'a' + 'd' to get 'h'


CoOrdinates are:
S 33 0c.fgc
E 137 3a.hcc



The cache itself is located approx 5.8km away, on the outer perimeter of Whyalla Airport, in line with the northern end of the runway. From this location planes arriving from the northern approach will pass straight overhead.




Those of you that have found this one previously are welcome to re-sign the logbook in the new location.



Some Info on Whyalla Airport:


The Whyalla City Council has operated the Whyalla Airport since the ownership was transferred from the Federal Government in 1991.
It is serviced by 2 regular passenger transport companies "Regional Express Airlines"(Rex), and "O'Connor Airlines".
The flight's duration to or from Adelaide is 45-50min.

Runways and Taxiways Details:
The airport has two runways, three taxiways, general aviation apron, a sealed regular passenger transport apron and a lawned helicopter parking area.

Lighting: The main runway and taxiway have runway lighting installed for night time use, which is controlled by a PAALC (pilot activated aerodrome lighting control) system. Standby power is available for runway and taxiway lights.

Other facilities housed at the airport include:
* Refueling facilities, owned and operated by Whyalla City Council (Avgas and Avtar are available by phoning the 24hr Airport number)
* Community owned and operated Aeroclub
* Hangar
* Pump House and associated fire fighting tank and equipment
* Power House with backup 90KVa generator.


Replacement contents of cache:
1 x Digi Pet electronic toy
1 x whoopee cushion
2 x glow sticks
1 x logbook,pencil,and sharpener
2 x Australian roadsign keyrings
1 x travel alarm clock
1 x mini tape measure(1M)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gurer fubhyq or n gbgny bs 11 fyngf va gur onpxerfg- nccneragyl fbzr ner abj zvffvat..........

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)