Originally posted by chook
Why can't these manufacturers just cut the crap, supply us with e good stuff and charge us the extra, or sell the kit at a lower price without the junk.
I'd find it more attractive to purchase a kit without any hardware. Give me the option to select my own quality hardware ! After I finished my Cermark Pitts, I threw away all of the included METRIC hardware. It wasn't even good metric, just real low grade soft stuff.
You can't be expected to keep a plane flying reliably with crap like that .