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Ranger55 · Greenhorn Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 7

Another call to the FAA line and the notice of the 200' crane is gone. There are now 2 references to unlit towers (being that it is dark out). It is beginning to look like the only static info is the taxi lane closures and the frequency of departure controller.

*edited cuz my spelling stinks

**Posted:** Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:40 pm

NovacaineX

Not sure if this helps, but it fits perfectly over a fully zoomed in google satellite map, without even resizing or anything.

Heres the image I made.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:17 am

SteveC · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 381

For what it's worth, as it's the genuine airport status announcement, the only bit of information that PMs could depend on is the frequncy of the ground control.

So, the solid bits of information we have to assemble to solve this are:

Frequency: 127.9
Rotate: 50 degrees CCW
red circle: 31L
blue circle: 18
green circle: 36
hidden circle: 13R

It is also notable that the path taxis along 31L, C1, C, D, 36, 18 (green) OR 13R (hidden)

That gives us a lot of numbers.... hurm.. I've tried a few after the ? on about.php, but no luck, also not a very exhaustive search though..

Update..

I'm not so sure the frequency is important, the key bit of information there was the airport to line the map up. The rotate was given directly, so I think the useful pieces of information are then:

red circle: 31L
blue circle: 18
green circle: 36
hidden circle: 13R

And the fact that it taxied off 31L on C1 then down C, and around D to the new runway. An odd thing to do, especially as it would represent a landing, taxi and takeoff. Oh great, now I'm rambling.

So, 31L 36 18 13R ? C1? CD?

Dno · Boot Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 48

Just a thought - could the numbers be any reference to lattitude / longitude points - do any match Texas etc. What about route or highway numbers?

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:03 am

SteveC · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 381

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:20 am

SteveC · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 381

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:30 am

(FP)Meph · Guest

Just a thought: could it be that these numbers on the airport represend some elements from the periodic table, as we had them in some other puzzles?
For this airport, it would result in Ga L Kr Ar Al R
Sounds quite strange, just a thought.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:11 am

3DR - Tedades · Guest

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:16 am

doomdragon · Guest

I highly doubt that the numbers on an airfield contain a message encoded in numbers from the periodic table.

First, ritual has no control whats written there unless they bought the airplane for this little game...well who knows Wink

Second, the periodic table of elements was used on the other puzzle because it was on the legionpharma website as a problem a Senior Chemical Engineer would have to solve to get a job there.

So on this one we probably have to figure out what the numbers on the airfield actually stand for or just use the plain numbers as a keyword somewhere.

I assume the L and R are standing for left and right, that would fit with the view of a plane approaching the airport.
There is 31L and 31R and 13L and 13R, they are just not all marked by the gif.
I think the numbers are just for pilots approaching the airport. When you switch the numbers in 31 you get a 13, so if the pilot is supposed to land on 31R and sees 13L he knows he is at the wrong end of the lane.
I dont think any message is hidden in there.

Another question would be the right order of the numbers, since it is red, green and blue I would order it like "RGB" but what is with the hidden path? does it replace the blue one? or is it added?

Well just my thinkings since everybody seems to be stuck on this.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:51 pm

Adonai · Boot Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 28

Let's not forget we have more numbers and info we haven't used yet.

6969696969 (from the file hidden in the collage-image, linking to ritual)

436-6639 (Robert)

365-5698 (Jessica)

Also on the collage is the word "kisses"

The title of the collage-page is "Ethan's Corner" and adresses Steve, signed G.
This Steve?:

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:31 pm

Kellyk · Boot Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 26

You know it makes me wonder if maybe we should only be paying attention to the 'hidden' path shown on the map.. like the rest is to distract us.. either that or we are to think he was GOING to go to one and now he's going to another.. it shows up as a white line on the windows image viewer for me.. so its not THAT hidden...

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:58 pm

Jerc · Boot Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

Are we sure there is nothing stegged in this map gif ?

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:59 pm

Kellyk · Boot Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 26

well i'm no expert, i tried to uncamoflauge it, and it either isn't stegged or i cant guess the password...

also i saved out the .gif from windows paint, as a .gif file and it lost 1k but i also couldn't see the 'secret' line anymore so my guess is it isn't stegged, unless resaved image files keep their stegs?

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:05 pm

Kellyk · Boot Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 26

Okay i'd like to solve this myself but i'm terrible with the newer photoshop/paint shop programs cant understand the whole crappy relation with transparancies..

basically in that map image, the 'secret' line, is not really a secret at all, its a TRANSPARENCY!.. Its a color that was set to be transparent in that gif, so if you lay that image over another image, the other image SHOULD show through i believe.. Now i dont know what that means.. The kids collage is too small, the maps i've seen dont match up that great.. but i'm giving the info i know.. someone who's good with photo editor programs should be able to make something of this..

**Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:34 pm

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**Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:36 am

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