CA hinges are just fine if done correctly and I see a lot of good advise here. I think if you go into getting air born, the site RC Ken has it shows you how to install them? I drill a hole in the center of the slot in the wood on both sides and I use the small glue tips on my CA bottle so I can get the glue inside the wood and hinge.
I don't go to the hinge pins or flat hinges until I'm building a bigger plane too. When I build the plane I add wood in the hinge area, on ARFs I use the hinges they recommend. They usually don't have enough wood behind the hinge area to install them correctly so the CA hinges work very well.