No. I'm not talking about the results of your visit to the psychiatrist, but to the horror if your model goes out of control because a flying surface hinge comes adrift. Perfect hinging is an absolute top priority for total flight control and safety. It is equally important to ensure that control surfaces move easily to prevent servos struggling and perhaps failing as they struggle to shift sticky hinges. Glue line failure is disappointing when you consider that the members of the Adhesives and Sealants Association list several hundred manufacturing firms that make upward of 20,000 adhesives for specific and varied applications, with many that now glue full size airliners together with complete integrity.
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