Pins, bolts & other bits

Ball-lock pins or 'Pip-pins' are used on many gliders for quick attachments, such as base-bar pins or nose catch pins. These have a special reduced head size to allow flush fitting in an ATOS carbon control frame.

Ball-lock pins or 'Pip-pins' are used on many gliders for quick attachments, such as base-bar pins or nose catch pins. More complex, than the simple wizz pins but very fast, neat and reliable to use. Different lengths are available. Please make sure you understand the 'working lengths' so that you order the correct...[more]

Security caps for ball-lock pins, a.k.a. 'Pip-pins', should you loose one. These are to buy separately, if you are ordering the pip pins as well you can just tick the 'With Caps' option on the Pip-pin page.

Wizz Pin Long (41mm operating length.)

Wizz Pin or Solid stainless pin for control frame corner. This is a cheaper alternative to a pip pin and considered by many as being more simple, straight forward and easier to pre-flight check. This pin fits 1 1/8" tube. The standard size tube for speed bars or base bars.

Top of Upright bolt for Amour gliders. Often bent on heavy landings, and a good thing to check if you have to replace an upright.