daveopam

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Thanks Chris that does help. I guess I can keep using the charger and balancer I have. With a one hour charge time and two packs I guess I will still be flying glow and electric for a while.

David

lejongleur

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Well David, with Hobbycity's Zippy or Rhino 3S 2200mah lipos at $19 each, or a 4S 3700mah at $58, perhaps Santa could look favorably in your direction and get you some extra flight time !!

scottfl78

Thats what I have decided to do.. Get more batteries to fly on while the other ones are charging..

vtach688

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A good balancing charger is a must for Lipos (as you guys already know). I spent a little extra and got the hyperion EOS0606i AC/DC charger. the main reason was it can balance charge up to 6S and it has both the ac/dc power source built in (no need to buy a separate ac cord/ adaptor). There are other great chargers also.

here's a link

http://www.rcdude.com/servlet/the-75...606I-6S/Detail

scottfl78

Looks like a nice charger.. might need to get me one of those.. I have been using the E-Flight charger that came with my Blade 400. It seems to work good but no display. Would be nice to see numbers and readings when you plug a battery in.

vtach688

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Yup, i did the same thing. The hyperion also chargers LiFe, NiCD, NiMH, lead acid, just about everything you need. I just added Common Sense's octo multi charge leads and there ya go.

vtach688

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OK, finally got my Yak today and gon'a blog the build and flying. I'm off for a couple of weeks and plan to use the time to build and fly a couple of airplanes.

http://vtach688.blogspot.com/

scottfl78

Cool. There is a huge thread on rcgroups but I guess we are it here on RCU.. I am waiting for the ESC to arrive and just finish installing servos and mine will be ready to go. I had their 68" Yak with a YS 110 a few years ago before I got out of the hobby and it was an awesome plane. Can't wait to fly this one..

Cleared2Engage

I've had my Yak for a year now and love it. It's a screamer on 4S and AXI 2820/10 motor w/ APC 12x6 E prop. Getting a little over 800 watts out of it. I'd definitely ditch the stock wheels and axles that come with it. I used screws off of one of my helicopter kits as longer axles and installed 2" rubber low bounces wheels. It takes the impact so the landing gear doesn't have to. Haven't noticed any change in CG and the wheel spats still fit. It also works much better on dirt fields. I'm also trimming down a set of stronger landing gear from the .40 sized Hyperion Extra. It's the perfect height, but a little wide for the undercarriage. A little trimming with the dremel and it'll be perfect.

804

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If anyone's interested, 3dhobbyshop has some carbon fiber landing gear to fit this plane.

lejongleur

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Hi 804 - Do you have a link to the specific LG you are talking about? I took a look at their site and there are several that might just be suitable.

Thanks!...Chris

804

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Try this. http://www.3DHobbyShop.com/detail.aspx?ID=2042
If it doesn't work, the part # is 3DH-LG-03. They are the curved ones,(similar to a full-scale Yak 54). I had to file a little bit off the mounting area, and re-drill one hole in each side (they are 2 piece gear), but took all of about 5 minutes to do.

They are a bit flexy, but very strong, and have plenty of clearance for my 14-7 prop.

scottfl78

Nice gear.. Got any pics?

804

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I was afraid someone would ask that. Never posted pics. before.
I'll try later.

804

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Hope this works...

scottfl78

looks pretty sweet to me.. I may have to get some of them..

vtach688

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Ok so i finished the construction and will be making the first flight tomorrow, weather permitting. I also blogged this project at the following link.

http://vtach688.blogspot.com/

vtach688

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oh, yeah, how do you upload images on posts?

scottfl78

1. Click on " Reply",

2. Add your text message as you have been doing.

3. Then below the text box there is a place in the lower left to click to upload the picture.

4. In the pop-up window click browse and find the picture file and click "OK". (repeat for multiple photos)

5. OK the pop up window and they will upload and be attached to your post.

vtach688

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thanks that helps.. Did my first flights today, and it went great. No trim needed and she flies great. Need a 4S to do full out 3D though.

scottfl78

Looks great. How do you think that tailwheel is gonna hold up? Mine looks cheesy. Man that middle photo is giving me 29 Palms flash backs. Ill be back there Mid Jan :O

lejongleur

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I haven't started building mine yet but...what do you guys think of the stock landing gear? Is it, and its mounting points, strong enough for bumpy landings on a grass field, or is there a beefing-up mod that is suggested for this airplane?

Thanks...Chris

vtach688

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yeah, socal flying, all year round. its great. Im actually in the inland empire, just north of redlands, ca. and just east of the old Norton AFB. The tail wheele...mmm... it is cheese, but it seems ok for now, i may change it to something else.

vtach688

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The landing gear on mine seems fine and it should be good for grass. However, really hard landings are going to bend or break something. I suppose for me i use my heli philosophy... if its super strong, more stuff breaks. I had a decently hard landing this morning and it seems to hold up fine.

mrbigg

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My landing gear wasn't bad, considering it the planed weighed 8oz more than it would electric. I bent one side a little bit on a bad landing that was on the sloping part of the field. Straightened right out. It's weak, but it's not unusable. Of course, pancaking it in, like the photos above show, won't help any.