I recommend you not glue the wing halves together. Why? The only accident my Avistar has been in would have likely broken the wing had it been glued together. As it turned out, the wing spar rod bent. So it was an easy repair. If you don't glue the halves together, then you have some minor maintenance on the strap and screws - keep them snug. Either way, it's a great-flying plane. I could be wrong - the wing might not have broken. But if the rod had bent with the halves together - oiy what a pain to fix...