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I just got the coords for the Plane & Pilot GPS hunt in the latest newsletter:

 

 

GPS Treasure Hunt

 

There are still some spectacular treasures to be found in the November treasure boxes!

The first November treasure box will be found at the following lat/long coordinates:

N33.07.58 by W117.16.90

This secret waypoint location is only open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

 

The second November treasure box will be found at:

N40.04.530 by W075.00.542

This secret waypoint location is only open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

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Uh-oh!  Someone is hiding caches near airports again.....  NOT TOO GOOD!

 

:lol:  :mad:  :huh:  :lol:  :o  :huh:  :lol:

Not only that....but using MapSource it shows the cache right in the middle of the runway! Talk about a high Difficulty factor. ;)

Lostoutdoors.com shows them on the ramp. The first is next to a building. In fact there is a Cessna parked on the spot. Both appear to be in what would be restricted areas at most airports. That is restricted to owners, pilots and passengers.

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If we assume that the first coordinates are ddd mm.mm (common on Aviation GPSs), then it seems that the first coordinates put you at the front door of an FBO (Fixed Base Operator) and Carlsbad/Palomar airport:

 

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCRQ

 

This would be open to the public during normal business hours. There is probably some security now (GA has tightened up - but since it doesn't really represent a terrorist threat, it is still nothing like commercial terminals). If you make the trip, check out the airport diner. It is upstairs in what used to be the control tower, and it overlooks a vintage airplane club.

 

-jjf

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If we assume that the first coordinates are ddd mm.mm (common on Aviation GPSs), then it seems that the first coordinates put you at the front door of an FBO (Fixed Base Operator) and Carlsbad/Palomar airport:

 

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCRQ

 

This would be open to the public during normal business hours. There is probably some security now (GA has tightened up - but since it doesn't really represent a terrorist threat, it is still nothing like commercial terminals). If you make the trip, check out the airport diner. It is upstairs in what used to be the control tower, and it overlooks a vintage airplane club.

 

-jjf

For what it is worth, the other one is near the GA terminal at KPNE:

 

http://www.airnav.com/airport/PNE

 

I've never been there, but it seems farther out on the ramp - could be a fuel pit, or just a mistake on the coordinates. This one, I'd go with a pilot. There is generally a fence and a gate code outside GA terminals these days...

 

-jjf

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