Outback Joe
Outback Joe is the target of the Search and Rescue and Airborne Delivery Challenges. Joe is a mysterious local bushwalker that tends to get lost near Kingaroy airport every September. He is represented by a 50 kg mannequin dressed in jeans, a work shirt, work boots and the iconic Australian hat, the Akubra. In 2010, Outback Joe was spotted from the aircraft of the University of North Dakota team lying next to his broken down "ute". This was the first time he had been located by a Search and Rescue team. In 2012, the Canberra UAV team's aircraft automatically located Outback Joe - the first fully automatic detection during all events. Teams, spectators (at the event and remote) and media keep up-to-date with Outback Joe's antics by following outback_joe on Twitter and Outback Joe on Facebook.
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