The preliminary stress report had been compiled and the next milestone was the landing gear preliminary design review, PDR, which was a gauntlet to pass through to achieve a green light from Douglas and the Navy.
It was a very busy time and the end of the "vacation" was a few short weeks away, so APPH did not renew the lease on the apartment and we moved out, installing ourselves in the Ramada Inn.
The Cleveland Pneumatic guys, including my good friend Ray Rapo, were leaving as well, so we went out for a meal with them and the overall mood was good but it felt like there was a lot of closure going down.
The moving from the apartment was the biggest shock though, the facilities at the motel were adequate but the downsizing of our lives and the realization that the party was almost over was starting to set in.
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