EZ connectors are fine with non-critical surfaces like the throttle or the rudder/nose wheel (for those with nose wheels.. ie not tail draggers which I think the Alpha 60 arf is not). You can run the engine dry if they fail on the throttle, or you can fly without the rudder, but not without the ailerons or elevators in full operation. A small amount of lock-tite even works on plastic to hole the keepers in place on the bottom of the ez-connectors.

But, Charlie has a definite point. If you are insecure about the control surface, by all means, make it more secure. I have no problem with that at all. It all comes down to one's intepretation of the safety factor.

I inspect new aircraft all the time at our field and look at what is being used on links at both ends, and make sure there are such things as a small rubber tube on the clevis to keep it closed, (I've lost a plane because the elevator clevis came apart in flight because I forgot to slide that tube over where it belongs after making an adjustment).

But that takes away from the point at hand in this thread. I would recommend the solder method to put the two together. If you have a problem making that connection, perhaps your LHS may be able to help you make that adjustment and solder connection. Just make sure one end has a threaded connection so you can make adjustments.

CGr