ORIGINAL: gus
ORIGINAL: FHHuber
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5 min epoxy.
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This is one of those things I absolutely disagree with. There is NOTHING on your plane that is safe to fix with ANY epoxy at the field. Even 5 minute epoxy takes a full day to cure. For all the strength of 5 minute epoxy applied at the field you may as well take chewing-gum.
If your plane breaks in such a way that epoxy is required the best thing you can do (and the only safe thing), is to take it home and repair it there. Don't be tempted to fly a plane that has been repaired with epoxy in the previous 24 hours.
I can be a bit anal with some things, and this is one of them. Especially because this is the beginner's forum.
gus
I absolutely agree with Gus on this one. In fact, I don't do ANY repairs of my plane at the field no matter how minor. I also think 5-minute epoxy is a bad idea all the way around. If something needs epoxy, then it needs good epoxy. 5-minute epoxy is crap.