Hey Tom, I have been watching your videos on you tube for a couple of years now, I really enjoy them. Good job on that Tomcat and others that you have built. I will take your advice into serious consideration, I was thinking the same about the control horns. In order to do that fix, I would have to completely build another set. how about grinding the front edge of the steel where the grub screw meets and puting a buch of jb weld around and inside the joint and then tighten that sucker down using some permanent thread lock? The max speed of this plane is only about 80mph. It has the reduction drive system in it.
Over the years though I have read alot of posts for others that claim that these hinges really work well if intalled by the directions and will not come out. This is the first time I have heard of that. One guy that is a rc p-51 guru and really likes the byron line stated that to a few guys here on rcu. I can't remember his name but hopefully he is reading this and can chime in. I may just install another strip of 1/8" ply over the hinge attatchment points on the horzontal stab and glass inside of there when I glass the stabs and elevators. I too am a bit worried about that design. I haven't glued all of this together yet so it can still be tweeked lol.
Oh, btw, thanks for the glassing tips too. I haven't posted pics or vids here yet on my glassing job but I have the videos of it. The wing is glassed now, I just have to edit the vids of the process and will do so this week. These are going to be BORING videos but will give alot of info to those who haven't glassed over foam. Between you and B-1 Bob, I have learned alot when it comes to glassing. Over foam it was certainly different, it sucked it up like a sponge!
Thanks for the advice, I could certainly use more - I'm no expert lol!