I have a few maintenance questions that I've been harboring for some time. This thread is in "Miscellaneous" because of the variety of content.
Here goes!
1 - Flap Deflection Limit: The Thorp I bought does not have a mechanical or electrical limit at 30 degrees flaps. It has a simple momentary rocker switch and some visual indicators on the flaps. Given the consequence of higher flap deflections, I would like to find a method that prevents the flaps from excessive deflection in case I hold down the switch too long or if there's an electrical failure.
What methods have you used to prevent electrically- or manually-driven flaps from exceeding 30 degrees?
2 - Jacking Method: I had a flat tire recently and we resorted to agricultural methods to jack up one side of the aircraft. What methods/devices do you use to jack up the aircraft? Do you put a modified jack under the wheel hub or clamp somehow to the round gear?
3 - Squeaky / Creaky Tail Gear: My tailgear has recently exhibited a squeak or creak when the airplane settles a bit in yaw (on the ground). Have you heard this before, and what did it end up being?
4 - Control Lock: Do you use a control lock when parking the aircraft outside? What's a good method to prevent the control surfaces from banging around from the wind? Did you make something custom, use the seatbelt, or buy an existing product?
5 - Instrument Panel Hole: I'd like to add a G-meter to my panel and I'm looking for clean ways of making a new hole / cut-out in the panel. There are a few options on Aircraft Spruce from cheap to pricey. What's a good choice for something reasonably-priced to cut one or two holes in an existing (and somewhat busy) panel?
6 - External Camera Mount: Where and how do you mount GoPro (or similar) cameras on the outside of the aircraft? I have been using the under-wing tie-down loops, although I'd like to explore new mounting locations. Also, when I mount a camera under the wing, I can't access the remote control feature (RF blockage), so I have to set record before the flight and it continues recording until I land or it runs out of battery/memory. Mounting it on top of the wing or on the tail would give me line-of-sight and let me control it in flight.
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Nothing more that some spare 3/4" tube , angle and tubing cut to make circles to fit over the rudder pedal legs . The top portion has a small section of nylon cut to fit around the control stick and tighten down with a threaded rod . If you have dual brakes this set up probably won't work . 
