[SADXA] Midway info

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News Flash: K4M, Midway Island
The entire team is in  Honolulu.  On  Thursday when the first members were 
to depart to Midway we were  informed of a  problem with the plane 
involving 
an oil leak. We were  assured it was fixable.  Friday several test flights 
were made that  determined that the repairs were  unsuccessful. We are 
frantically  searching for alternative means. We discovered  yesterday that 
there are  
no available planes on the Island that are either certified to fly to 
Midway  
or large  enough for us. We are negotiating with a company in  California 
for a jet as  well. The plane we original chartered is about  to take off 
on a 
test flight to  determine if the repairs made  overnight were successful.  

The  team is not giving up and  exploring ALL options to make this happen. 
Fish and  Wildlife is being  very supportive of our efforts but in no way 
will 
they extend  the end  date of our operation beyond the 19th due to the 
return of migratory   species that have already begun to return early.   
We  will  update this website in 5 or 6 hours when the plane returns and is 
 
checked  out. We are as frustrated as   you.
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