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Old October 14th 16, 09:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jonathan St. Cloud
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Default L'Hotelier Fitting Safety Pins

Never mind! However, will a L'Hotelier fitting will come off even when pinned if it is too well lubricated, I have heard that is why I ask?


On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 8:28:07 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 7:44:07 PM UTC-4, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Was it a pinned L'Hotelier that failed on the Nimbus 4M crash in Washington? Does anyone know of failures with properly pinned L'Hotelier?


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