Originally Posted by
harrryw
How long to organise the loan of a towbar from a nearby field and truck it over, surely cheaper and less disruptive.
The closest airport with airline service is Knoxville, which is 2 hours driving distance. Chicago-Chattanooga flight time is 1:45 minutes So even if you had gone through all the necessary phone calls to locate the specific towbar required, arranged it's loan, arranged a truck and driver to transport it, had it loaded on the truck, and the truck started driving at the same time the airplane took off, it still wouldn't make it in time.