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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/20/2006 3:16:00 AM   
Elvis48


 

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Status: offline 		For anybody who truely wants to see the plane in action, I provided a short video clip of me hovering around at the rink, with an unsuspected yet inevitable plop at the end.

its a messy url, but its a free video host so.. what do you want....

http://www.videosup.com/download.php?file=7e9df52ff4551adcae957ef2a5d2797b

hope you enjoy.
I'm adding gyros soon.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/20/2006 12:31:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice video clip Elvis. I noticed that you were flying the red/black one this time... and the pink/yellow was in the picture a few weeks ago.... you moved on to #2 already???

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/20/2006 12:38:15 PM   
ghee-grose



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Status: offline 		Here are some links to some of my videos (and my brother's too).

My Yak, last summer....
http://webpages.charter.net/garygrose/Yak_email.wmv

My Yak, the day after that video...
http://webpages.charter.net/garygrose/Yak_Windy_email.wmv

My Yak #2, last flight before destruction...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=492487

My Yak #2, CARNAGE TIME (I wanted to get rid of the heavy old bird and put the equipment on another plane)...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=492563

Here's the plane that equipment went in after the carnage...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=499715

Another of the bipe...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504834#post5328481

And my bro's Yak...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504312

If that doesn't keep ya'll busy for a while I don't know what will!?!?
Gary



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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/23/2006 8:18:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		My bday is Thursday, but we will be leaving Friday and not come back until Saturday night for a little trip. So, you want to know what my parents are going to let me and my bros do? (we are triplets, so we all have the same bday, but they aren't crazy for planes) they are going to let us open up stuff Tuesday or Wednesday so that we will have time to do stuff with it. Considering I don't get home each weekday until 6 oclock, this is great! I'll have time to build, and then if I don't have a component that I need (very likely, my first ARF here) than I can order Sat or go to LHS. Hopefully my mom bought everything I need, but you never know.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/23/2006 8:27:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		You might not want to get your hopes up too high... she might have thought it was too complicated to order and just got you an MP3 player...

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/25/2006 11:00:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nah that's what I got for xmas My mom has also agreed to take me out to Radio Shack to get a new soldering iron tomorrow...HAPPY DAY!!

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/25/2006 11:23:51 PM   
ghee-grose



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Status: offline 		Happy (early) Birthday!!!

Mine is tomorrow... no planes in my gifts though. I've got too many already.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/26/2006 2:00:40 AM   
flyingace451


 

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Status: offline 		Well, you have a job. When I get a job, I'm going to have to have to limit my plane spending, cause I know I'll go crazy with the plane buying. And if that happens, I'll run out of gas money

Thx for the early congrats! You deserve one more than me with all of the Yak info you've given. Happy Birthday!!

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/28/2006 8:16:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey flyingace....Do you ever fly out at any of the R/C flying feilds? I live in Chattanooga also....I more towards Red Bank.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/28/2006 9:53:29 PM   
flyingace451


 

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Status: offline 		No I've never actually been to some of the fields. I know that there is one in Camp Jordan somewhere...I fly at a field off of Amnicola highway. Where do you fly?

Well the Yak is built, but I need to buy a JST connector for my batt and install the electronics. I may need a new soldering iron tip too after I found out I was doing it all wrong.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/30/2006 4:18:23 AM   
Rush7



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Status: offline 		Flyingace
I fly up in Summit with the Chattanooga Radio Control Club.
You can visit our site here www.crccflyers.org
If you get a chance come up and fly with us sometime. I am also pretty sure that the feild you fly at is over at the River Park, right.
See ya

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/30/2006 1:14:21 PM   
flyingace451


 

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Status: offline 		Yep you're right.

Good news and bad news about my Yak. Bad news, I need a JST male connector for the battery pack and I'm probably going to get some connectors for the motor too. These are the only things keeping me from flying. Good news, everything is built and ready to go except for the Batt, motor, and ESC. All servos are installed and linked up and the connectors should be ariving Tuesday or Wednesday because my mom ordered them while I was gone (thanks mom!)

What are your opinions on this: I used Scotch tape to hinge my plane. I know that there is special hinge tape or you can use plastic hinges, but I don't have any. So I looked up stuff and found a guy who used Scotch tape to hinge all of his foamies. Is this bad? Maybe I should use electrical tape (sticks better and is stronger)? Scotch tape seems to be working fine, everything moves like it's supposed to (Except I cant test it out under the servos power yet)

I want to fly this thing so bad!

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/30/2006 4:27:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		I dont know about scotch tape..... That seems to be a little to weak for my liking. I would suggest picking up some duck tape brand packing tape at Wal-Mart. It seems to work really well and I have been using it on most of my foamies. I would also suggest that if you are going to use tape, make sure and hinge both sides of the wing. Just move the ailerons, rudder, and elevator to full deflection and then put the tape on. Once this is done move the part to full deflection the other way and then hinge it also. This is a trick that I learned from putting together an Ikaraus Edge 540 shocky.
See ya

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/30/2006 8:29:57 PM   
flyingace451


 

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Status: offline 		I already knew about hinging both sides and such, but I think I'm beginning to love electrical tape for non electrical stuff. I used a mix of the scotch tape and electrical tape for my hinges...and to hold my antenna down, and to hold the servo wires down, and to hold together pieces that didn't CA too well...LOL I'm building this thing a little on the heavy side. Shouldn't hurt considering I've never flown 3D before anyway. When I get good, I'll start building them lighter.

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