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Oldies But Goodies!

What is the oldest, and flew the mostest, rocket in your fleet? Sure, we've all lost a few over the last 5 decades but many of us still have a favorite old rocket that we've managed to recover time and time again. Like a faithful old dog, no matter how or where you fly them, they somehow manage to come back home regardless of the field or conditions. At times it seems that some rockets are destined to fly away on their maiden voyage or die young, while others are with us for the long haul. I swear I've seen some that must be boomerangs. The first rockets I built in 1968 are long gone and I have no idea what happened to most of them but I still have 2 that date back to January of 1979 and we still fly them once a year or so, just to keep the record going. Of course, due to wear and tear they've been refurbished a time or two but they're still ready to fly at a moment's notice. I know a couple of fellow flyers with similar stories that date back to their adolescence and I have recently been thinking about doing an article for Fire & Smoke about refurbishing older rockets but due to some recent events I kept putting it on the back burner.