as you can see there is a lot of things beside the TWO pods : there is a "bump" between the two pods making the link; there is a bomb or LANTIRN pod pylon and the small fence just before. (the fence help catch the vertical jet when hovering and i am wondering if the original will still work !!!)
I think PICKEL should do a complet "SKI" with all this .... you just will have to cut the original fences....
easier said than done

that's a PICKEL mission !