Since Corsair lost all the primaries on one wing just before Thanksgiving she has been a glider/climber/ pedestrian. Her glides have become more horizontal but without altitude gain. This week, however, she managed to fly UP across the room, ending about 5 feet higher than she started.
She still has a short wing, and is missing a lot of tail feathers, so she must have been seriously motivated. In the absence of terror, all I can figure is that she REALLY wanted to fly again. As has been discussed on this forum before, motivation is everything to a "flightless" bird. Today she managed a mid-flight turn with about a foot of altitude gain. I am so proud of her for keeping up her self-imposed "physical therapy," and so very happy she is flying again.
Thanks to all who helped me understand her accident. There have been no repeats, and I hope there won't be, but I will check in here if there are.