[South Florida DX Association] k4m --- latest update from TomHarrell N4XP

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Murphy!  I thought he only lived at my house...

Hope it's fixed properly.  It's lonely out there with out an engine.

Gil, W1RG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Romagni's" <eromagni at bellsouth.net>
To: "'aSFDXA'" <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 6:23 PM
Subject: [South Florida DX Association] k4m --- latest update from 
TomHarrell N4XP


>
> I rx the following:
>
>
>
> News Flash:
>
> 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.
>
> Tom Harrell N4XP
>
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