On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 9:16:06 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
...Checking it again before takeoff will probably be the last
time it functions properly and it will fail during the launch and I'll have
to land on tow ...

Dan, the vast majority of Tost E85 nose hook failures are caused by failure of the torsion spring that keeps the hook closed. The result is that the hook will open just fine, it just won't close properly.

Thanks, Bob K.