I have been using CA hinges for more than 20 years and never had a failure. I never use pinned hinges anymore (Except for Robart Hinge Points on very large models)

I recently bought a plane at an auction that has pinned hinges and I am appalled at the size of the gaps those things leave. You need SOME gap with CA hinges, but nowhere near what those pinned hinges left.

I wrote this article a while back on the proper way to install CA Hinges, read it, and follow it to the letter:

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=55]Installing CA Hinges[/link]