ORIGINAL: bgfireman
P-Diddy,
Some of the guys at the field said that it looked like the hinge had failed.The one on the very end was broke in half along the hinge line. and the wood had seperated from the hinge on the next one in. Are you using robaart type hinges or CA hinges?
Zippi,
Mine was purchased used two months ago. I never saw the guy I bought it from fly it, but I feel like it is a newer version. Mine does not have that snap tendency that everyone talks about. Mine flies great at slow and fast speeds even with 2/3 of the aileron missing.
Thanks
Alan
Right before the aileron broke my buddy did some beautiful rolling circles with it. Could this have weakend the hinges? Also do you think I should replace all the hinges.
After one of my elevators came off due to the hinges failing, I replaced them with Robart-style hinges. It doesn't take too much time, and they aren't that expensive, so I highly recommend replacing ALL of the stock hinges, especially if you, or someone else, are planning on doing any 3D maneuvers. The stock hinges are known for breaking apart at the hinge line and for separating, (plastic inner layer separates from fiber, porous outer layers).