QuiQue Yak

[Randy]

Does anyone know if this plane is on the approved list for IMAC?
Randy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Moon" <cjm767driver at hotmail.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:31 PM
Subject: QuiQue Yak


> 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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