Hey there. I've been involved with this hobby for a few years now. Ive scratch built and arf'd. I have a problem though and I'm looking for any suggestions out there.

I have a Hanger 9 Twist 40 size. I have a Rossi 40 & 45 I use on it. It has robart hinges at the rear.

So heres the scoop.

At the rudder and the elevator hinge points, the wood has split along the length of the wood from one end to the other. Along the rudder and along the elevator. I haven't been able to figure out an easy way to fix this. I pumped in some glue at the widest gaps and I put in a few screws (#2) where I could. Usually when I have something thats broken, its broken. Cut it out, glue in a new piece. This though is a real pain. When you consider a whole new plane is only around a $100, what do you do with this?

I'd appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.