QuiQue Yak

[John Pavlick]

Chris,
 Thanks for the info. Sounds like a good one to play with. I especially like
the last comment in the "review". To that I'll add: "If I see one more
magazine cover with an airplane standing on it's tail - I'll have to
hurl..."

John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com


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> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Chris Moon
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:32 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: QuiQue Yak
>
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> For anyone interested in this plane, I have one finished and have flown
> it about 10 flights.  The parts fit and finish is the best I have seen
> in an ARF.  Flight characteristics are excellent.  This would be a great
> plane for at least Sportsman and an excellent practice or off season
> plane for almost everyone.  I have flown the Sportsman, Intermediate,
> and Advanced schedules and it could be competitive in each one.  It
> flies very true in both pitch and roll.  Knife edge mix is not needed
> for normal maneuvers.  You might want a tiny bit of up elevator mix on
> both sides if you plan to do horizon to horizon knife edge passes, but
> for point rolls etc you really don't need any mix.  My setup is with an
> OS 160 / Perry pump and Bisson Pitts muffler and gives unlimited
> performance at 11lbs 1oz. (I can get under 11 lbs by using smaller
> battery).  The hardware provided should work ok, but I replaced it for
> standard 4-40 ball links and clevises vs the metric stuff included.  On
> the downside, the paint on the fiberglass landing gear cracked after 3
> flights.  It is just the paint cracking, and not the gear itself.  The
> paint also shows some cracks and spider crazing on both the wheelpants
> and cowling.  The paint job  looks excellent when new but does not have
> a lot of durability or ability to flex with normal flight vibration.
> (Flying from paved runway).
>
> Plusses - parts fit and alignment
>             - flight characteristics
>
> Minuses - paint and fiberglass not durable
>
> 3-D flight - don't know, don't care - I'm a pattern flyer
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