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Axle Alignment To ensure main landing gear alignment, cut a piano-wire rod the same diameter as the axles. Slide sections of close-fitting brass tube over the rod ends, which then slip onto the axles. With this tool in place, fasten down the gear mounts. Orin Humphries, Lynnwood, Washington Secure Screws While installing hardware, I often have to insert screws deep inside the airframe. A quick and easy way to help prevent the screw from falling...

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