GC2DHK0 Elrey Borge Jeppesen
Type: Traditional | Size: Other | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 08/16/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 46.317 W104° 47.675 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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Elrey Borge Jeppesen (January 28, 1907 – November 26, 1996) was an aviation pioneer. He developed manuals and charts that allowed pilots worldwide to fly safely. When the Great Depression lifted, Jeppesen delivered mail in a Boeing 40B. Jeppesen realized that someone would have to develop flying charts to replace the road maps used by pilots. He realized someone had to be the collection center for aviation data. He compiled information on objects visible from the air. He designated landmarks, elevations of obstructions and airport runway information to help him on his mail runs. He designed en route procedures, approach procedures, missed approach procedures to be used when visibility was bad. After several pilots borrowed his information, he decided to print copies of the charts and allow pilots to buy the manual for $10 each. In 1936, he married Nadine Liscomb, a United Airlines stewardess and together they worked on the charts at their home in Salt Lake City. He moved to Denver in 1941, and rented office space to hold the expanding business. Jeppesen continued to fly for United Airlines while the manual business was growing.

06/25/2019 By GeoHuntingGeeks
Argh.

06/12/2019 By fam2go
In Denver for the United soccer game tonight. We were glad we paid attention to the hint and not where the GPS said 2', searching through thick trees or one's with sap are not our favorite, whew sharp eyes he2go!

06/09/2019 By Foz Family
For those in a hurry (like me)

SPOILER ALERT:
Look up in tree on outer branches.

05/04/2019 By FORK
Wow- neat story and cache! Will give a fav point here- thanks

04/24/2019 By Flemmar
A couple of caches on our Way to hotel from station - Thanks and greetings from Denmark

09/12/2018 By higgy98
2nd one today

09/12/2018 By MissRubyG
Yay. Grabbing a couple caches while waiting for our table at Teds!

09/11/2018 By doofus19x2
Wow, that is a small container. Would have been difficult without the decoration. TFTC

09/06/2018 By walkerjmist
Fun TFTC

09/06/2018 By 6cachehunters
What a great hide! Here on business from New Hampshire. Thank you for the hide!

08/09/2018 By ecccdc
Checked a few sports before I carried the little guy, signed log, TFTF

08/04/2018 By TeamMeowschwitz
Found it. Cute cache. TFTC!!

07/18/2018 By TheBrecks
Out geocaching on this beautiful day. We flew to BWI airport Sunday afternoon for my Huggle's business trip to Baltimore. Tuesday we traveled to Washington DC for a webcam and other interesting caches along the way. Sunday we found Jusef's Cache the oldest in Maryland, Monday we found the oldest in Delaware and some fun webcams along the beach. Now we are back in Denver and plan on geocaching our way home. Thanks for placing this cache for us to find today. No problems here. Cute container, favorite point for creativity.

07/18/2018 By EGA2
After two frustrating attempts and a bit of mercy, I found it. As a new geocacher, I need more training in how to think...and more practice in searching. TFTC!!!!

07/18/2018 By Scouting4Ever
This micro was much easier for me to find than the previous cache, Montana, primarily because my GPSr wasn't playing tricks on me and pointed right to the cache. Cute "camo". TFTH.