ORIGINAL: airbusdrvr
Be sure to check all the control surface hinges before flight. Sometimes hinges that old will not still be securely fastened. One day at our field a club member flew the first flight on a similar ''find.'' One of the ailerons let go during the flight and it spiraled into the ground. To nice a plane for that to happen to you.
Thanks for the heads up, interestingly enough one of the ailerons needs to be reattached. I may give them a good "pull test" and might even pin all the existing hinges after what you said.
Sorry about your friend's plane, did the hinges pull completely out or did they somehow break at the joint where they pivot? (plastic fatigued?)