nchrome,

Well I've already got the center torn back up to fix the gear so I might as well go back and redo the hinges. It seems I'm getting a very good lesson in building and rebuilding. I know what you mean about the hinges, they seem too flimsy to be effective for very long. I have not used robart hinges before but I think I've seen them before. They are the kind that are hinged with a little cotter pin and have ridged points to anchor into the balsa? I did not glue the hinges for the elevator or rudder yet so at least those should be easy to replace. You are doing me a great favor by giving me all this advice, I really appreciate it. Doing these modifications is really giving me some valuable experience in building and I love it. How did you attach the aileron control arm/clevis to the aileron? I used the plastic supplied, do you think I should use something else? Wow you have a pretty long list of birds! I've only got my trainer P-40 type in the air thus far. As you know I'm working on the Ryan and I have bought a nearly completed Texan AT-6 - 83 inch wing span plane with 620 Robart retracts on it. I bought it from a guy at work who started building it several years ago but never completed it. I also got his radio and pack in the deal. I may sell the plane to fund a CAP 232 but I don't know yet. I've still got to get the Ryan done before I can think about starting anything else.