Hey Guys,
I was just pointing out I havn't ever had a failure with hinges. In fact I use Robart on all my warbirds. On this Pitts I pulled maybe 40 lbs of pressure on both side of hinge line and couldn't move them. I think a pushrod would probably fail first.
I have flown in a alot of IMAA events. Last month Pilots did their own inspections on their planes and signed a document it was safe. Its important to always do a safety inspection before every flight. I have seen many well built planes and pilots but with many of them I have yet to see in every case a well done range check with engine running. They just assume no radio interference.
I'll continue to use both style of hinges on all my planes and feel very safe with either one as long as I check them and pull on them everytime.
Most accidents are from pilot error, Pushing the envelope alittle too much.
All comments are welcomed and appreciated. We can never be safe enough.
Safe flying,
Bob