So is that then Tighar's official plan in the momentous event the plane is found: to recover a small sample of the plane, then recover the balance in a very careful and controlled manner?
I understand that with so much to do, so much to fund, and so many clues to untangle over the years, that planning the aftermath of finding the Electra might not have been deeply considered, lest "we get ahead of ourselves." But I also assume that with so many years of effort, research, and discussion, someone has seen the need at one point to have at least some conversation about this; about what actually happens if the plane is found. Sorry if it's here and I missed it.
It seems that in the event the Electra is found, sea-change will happen: world wide news coverage, sleepless Ric on endless interviews and appearances, all conversations on this forum instantly change direction, and I assume, funding might come easier (?), and suddenly Nikumaroro will make perfect hindsight sense to all the "other theory" people.
Has consideration gone beyond even that? ... ie. where the Electra would ultimately rest?
I'm fascinated by Ric's satellite security comment. Satellite coverage seems to infer government involvement or perhaps involvement of some very large corporation involved in earth mapping. An "expectation" seems to infer that a discussion has been had. Has it? With who?