WoW! I just got one heck of a story from Ed Shadle. Jim Halladay has been staying in touch with me and told me of a farkle last night -- and now Ed's given me the scoop. Ready for this?
The car needed a hydraulic part (steering stuff)that was in the shop back in Stanaway. Favors were called in and a guy flew from his home base to Stanaway to get the part. Departed there around 7 pm ETA Alvord around 10. Now comes the fun:
The pilot's cellphone didn't get the text that gave the Eagle team's GPS coordinates - and pilot error compounded into him landing at Alvord LAKE -- about 10 miles south of Eagle. Ed described the landing area as one that shouldn't have been used for landing. Result: one wadded up airplane, one pilot sitting there when the crew arrived a few hours later. Pilot was holding - a bag of parts! Delivery made, pilot safe and sound.
So the parts are now installed on the car and the crew hopes to make some smoke and noise in a while.