<DIV>Instead of them standing the plane on its tail...lets see something different....like...stand it on its nose. That would be a trick! <IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif"></DIV>
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<DIV>Brian<BR><BR><B><I>John Pavlick <jpavlick@idseng.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Chris,<BR>Thanks for the info. Sounds like a good one to play with. I especially like<BR>the last comment in the "review". To that I'll add: "If I see one more<BR>magazine cover with an airplane standing on it's tail - I'll have to<BR>hurl..."<BR><BR>John Pavlick<BR>http://www.idseng.com<BR><BR><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Chris Moon<BR>> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:32 PM<BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: QuiQue Yak<BR>><BR>><BR>> For anyone interested in this plane, I have one finished and have flown<BR>> it about 10 flights. The parts fit and finish is the best I have seen<BR>> in an ARF. Flight characteristics are excellent. This would be a great<BR>> plane for at least Sportsman and an excellent practice or off season<BR>> plane
for almost everyone. I have flown the Sportsman, Intermediate,<BR>> and Advanced schedules and it could be competitive in each one. It<BR>> flies very true in both pitch and roll. Knife edge mix is not needed<BR>> for normal maneuvers. You might want a tiny bit of up elevator mix on<BR>> both sides if you plan to do horizon to horizon knife edge passes, but<BR>> for point rolls etc you really don't need any mix. My setup is with an<BR>> OS 160 / Perry pump and Bisson Pitts muffler and gives unlimited<BR>> performance at 11lbs 1oz. (I can get under 11 lbs by using smaller<BR>> battery). The hardware provided should work ok, but I replaced it for<BR>> standard 4-40 ball links and clevises vs the metric stuff included. On<BR>> the downside, the paint on the fiberglass landing gear cracked after 3<BR>> flights. It is just the paint cracking, and not the gear itself. The<BR>> paint also shows some cracks and spider crazing on both the
wheelpants<BR>> and cowling. The paint job looks excellent when new but does not have<BR>> a lot of durability or ability to flex with normal flight vibration.<BR>> (Flying from paved runway).<BR>><BR>> Plusses - parts fit and alignment<BR>> - flight characteristics<BR>><BR>> Minuses - paint and fiberglass not durable<BR>><BR>> 3-D flight - don't know, don't care - I'm a pattern flyer<BR>> =================================================<BR>> To access the email archives for this list, go to<BR>> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/<BR>> To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>> and follow the instructions.<BR>><BR>> ---<BR>> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.<BR>> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>> Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/03<BR>><BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus
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