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Old 08-23-2005 | 08:20 AM
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britbrat
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Default RE: NEXSTAR ARF .....PROBLEMS...PROBLEMS

I've seen this a couple of times. I strongly suspect that the wing hold-down bolt was not screwed into the threaded receptacle in the rubber shock mount. Sometimes the bolt misses its receptacle & screws down along the back-edge of the fitting -- gripping the edge of the plastic fitting. It looks & feels like it is properly located -- then in flight you get the lawn-dart syndrome.

You really have to be carefull with that & give the wing a good tug to ensure that you haven't made a mistake in the assembly.