At the last build session, Warthog asked about the status of my F-104 Starfighter. I respond that it suffered some damage on the last flight and that some of the plastic joints needed to be re-glued. Today, I pulled it out to do the minor repairs. Well, it appears that I had already repaired it. Sigh, the mind is the second thing to go (and I can't remember the first thing). What I did do is add a separate shock tether for the tail section. So, in the spring I'll fly her on a G138-4 and recover her on two 'chutes. The fast short burn will hopefully minimize the soaring action and lead to a slower horizontal velocity at apogee and the two 'chutes will minimize the chances of the wings being sheared off by the shock cord.
Hey! How can I be expected to remember the status of each of the 220 rockets in my active fleet?
Nice. That F104 is really good to see in action!
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