I got a question about hinging the Avia and thought it would benefit everyone to hear how my hinging is working.

The manual has pictures that show how to apply hinge tape. My experience with the tape I've used so far has been good and bad. I decided to hinge this high performance bird with what I've had the best luck with on long, very precise hingelines. That would be Ultracote. The pictures in the manual show a 2 step application of tape. That's the same order I ironed on my Ultracote strips.

The surfaces are hinged quite securely with the Ultracote. They don't shift and that's something I've had happen with tape. The Ultracote won't go slack to allow a shift. I'm quite pleased with the tight hinging that resulted.

As for comparing one material to the other, I won't. I'll just say that I know Ultracote hinging works excellently well. It turned out to be easier to do than my last shot at taping long hinge lines like are on this bird.