Iowa StateLanded2 legsAn Iowa Concrete Company's Jet Fetched Iowa State's New Coach From Pullman
Croell Inc.'s Citation — a documented Cyclone booster — flew empty to Pullman, Washington and brought Jimmy Rogers to Ames on Dec. 6, the day after Iowa State hired him off Washington State.
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Estimated route, no live track
Iowa State hired Jimmy Rogers away from Washington State on Friday, Dec. 5. The next day, a Cessna CJ3 owned by Croell Inc. — a New Hampton concrete company that turns up on the Cyclones' donor wall — flew empty from its Charles City base to Pullman, then carried a passenger back to Ames, touching down after 8 p.m.
It's the textbook retrieval pattern: booster jet out empty, home full, the day after the hire. ADS-B places the aircraft, not its passengers, but the Pullman-to-Ames run lines up exactly with Rogers heading to his new job.