With status of the Commander up in the air, we got up leisurely, ate a big breakfast and walked the river front near downtown Missoula. About 10:00am we got the call from the mechanic at Minuteman that the starter could possibly be serviced, and if that didn't fix it, a new one would have to be over-nighted, which would mean that we'd spend another day in Missoula. Fortunately, a little after 11:00 am, the good news came in that all was good and the airplane was ready to fly again.
With the starter operational, we boarded the shuttle back to the airport, did some flight planning and departed KMSO for Gillette, WY. (KGCC). The route today was MSO->CPN->HIA->BZN->LVM->BIL->SHR->GCC. The flight was smooth all the way to Gillette. After landing in Gillette, the crew at Flightline set us up with a room at the Fairfield Inn and Suites for almost half off the internet rate.
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