TheWoWDBTo find this go from quest giver and turn around.
Go through the tunnel directly behind you.
Once you come out turn right. If you see a white bear sitting on a small hill you are in the right area.
Quest
The Lost Pilot
A World of Warcraft quest in Loch Modan. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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For those needing information on how this was played way back in Vanilla / Classic, I'll drip feed you for the sake of those who don't like being spoonfed:
(1) the NPC you are looking for is in fact deceased and is in the same area as the quest giver.
(2) From the quest giver try an "about face" of 180 degrees.
(3) Bear north-west from the quest giver. The body and his belongings are on the slope of a mound.
The next step involves taking out a difficult to solo NPC. Difficult if you are playing Vanilla/classic and thus are wearing questing commons. Aim to be at least level 10. You will need to take out two snow leopards one by one before you encounter the next quest NPC.
ALL other location information on this web page and in YouTube is totally WRONG for Vanilla/Classic as Blizzard have moved things around and altered the map somewhat.
For further clarification, you need to go through the tunnel you just came through. Also, the bear you'll see is named Mangeclaw.
Quest facts
Quest ID26854
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26854))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereDun Morogh, Loch Modan
StorylineLoch Modan, step 1 of 35
RewardsMori's Compass, 
Mori's Cloak, 
Mori's Pocketknife, 4,100 XP
Mori's Compass, Mori's Cloak, Mori's Pocketknife, 4,100 XPDescription
My friend and fellow Siege Engine pilot, Mori Hildelve, is lost in the hills. We were looking for a rare ore that's needed for a high-grade blastpowder, and during our search he drove his engine up a steep hill and busted it! Still convinced that ore was in these mountains, Hildelve charged me to guard our engines while he continued on foot. It's been days, and I've heard some beastly growls north of Helm's Bed Lake, west of the tunnel. Mori's tough as nails, but I'm worried. Please, {name}. Find him.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inIn-game waypoint: /way #27 87.6 50.2
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #48 14.0 56.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inDun Morogh 87.6, 50.2
/way #27 87.6 50.2 - Objective areaLoch Modan 14.0, 56.5
/way #48 14.0 56.5
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Dun Morogh map
- Entombed in Ice about 240 yards
- Dark Iron Scheming about 240 yards
- Dealing with the Surge about 250 yards
- Priceless Treasures about 570 yards
- Those Blasted Troggs! about 570 yards
- Help for the Quarry about 570 yards
- The Public Servant about 590 yards
- Rams on the Lam about 830 yards
- It's Raid Night Every Night about 840 yards
- Protecting the Herd about 850 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dun Morogh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dun Morogh:
- Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
- Thelsamar, Loch Modan
- Ironforge, Dun Morogh
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationIronforge +75, Gnomeregan +75
Other quests on the Dun Morogh map
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeArmor Held In Off-hand
Item level5
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+1 Stamina, +2 Intellect
Suited toDiscipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Mistweaver, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost
Sells to vendors for1 silver44 copper
TypeCloth Back
Item level5
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor1
Stats+1 Intellect, +1 Stamina
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for1 silver22 copper
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level5
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+1 Agility, +1 Stamina
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for2 silver47 copper
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level5
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 2 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+1 Strength
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for2 silver41 copper
Reputation: Ironforge +75
This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Loch Modan that reward Ironforge reputation: Report to Ironforge (+75), Protecting the Shipment (+250), South Gate Status Report (+150), Stormpike's Orders (+150), Resupplying the Excavation (+150), Joining the Hunt (+250).
Reputation: Gnomeregan +75
The former denizens of Gnomeregan, now living in New Tinkertown and in league with the Alliance.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Loch Modan that reward Gnomeregan reputation: Reinforcements for Loch Modan (+10), A Pilot's Revenge (+150), Thistle While You Work (+250), Defcon: Bobcat (+250), Wing Nut (+250), Skystrider's Heart (+350).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Loch Modan
Part 1 of 35.
Next: A Pilot's Revenge
- 1The Lost Pilot
- 2A Pilot's Revenge
- 3In Defense of the King's Lands
- 4The Trogg Threat
- 5Bigger and Uglier
- 6A Decisive Strike
- 7Looking for Lurkers
- 8Out of Gnoll-where
- 9Thelsamar Blood Sausages
- 10WANTED: The Dark Iron Spy
- 11A Tiny, Clever Commander
- 12Kobold and Kobolder
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 35.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Pilot's Revenge
Hildelve wrote in his journal that he was attacked by Mangeclaw, a "huge Ice Claw Bear." He drove off the beast, but not before it mauled him savagely. Judging from the state of Hildelve's body, Mangeclaw must have later returned and killed him.
The storyline at a glance
Loch Modan has 35 steps, from The Lost Pilot to The Winds of Loch Modan.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Loch Modan (33), Dun Morogh (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dun Morogh map
- Dun Morogh
- Gnomeregan
- Coldridge Valley
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.