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Hl yak 55 - 4/1/2005 4:05:17 AM   
nate1001



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Status: offline 		Has anyone got one of theses yet? It looks like a good deal for $19.95 as long as it flies as good as it looks.

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/yak55.htm
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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/1/2005 5:18:36 AM   
brownstone101



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Status: offline 		ya im geting into 3D and i was looking at that 2 liiks cool for 20 if it flys and its durable heck if it beakes 20$ re install every thing be back on in a week so ya i have the same ? i think im going to go for it and get 2 3Ds and inter change the parts i have alot of time on my hands any way i could inter change in 45 mins

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/1/2005 5:21:43 AM   
brownstone101



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Status: offline 		for my 1st 3D i have an comander but for 1st 3D the yak for 20$
or this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2563&item=5955721857

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/1/2005 8:23:46 PM   
Big Barry



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Status: offline 		I just ordered two and two SK400XT-ESSKAY 400XT Outrunner Brushless motors. I hope the motors will be good enough to get things going. This is my first step into E-3D. I fly glo-3D and am looking for an alternative to $30/gal fuel and long waits and trips to the flying field.

My son lost interest in R/C planes because of the amount of time and money, when we saw the ease of the new profile 3-D's and the ability to hover and fly indoors or in the front yard we were sold. I will let you know how things turn out when I get the planes. Now I just have to get about $300 worth of E-flight stuff to get the things in the air, we dont even have a Li-Poly charger we are starting from scratch.

Has anyone used the SK400XT-ESSKAY 400XT Outrunner Brushless motors from Hobby Lobby? I figured they will at least get the planes in the air and get my son flying again.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/2/2005 11:35:26 PM   
slinger15



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Status: offline 		I just ordered one for my first 3d plane with a 400XT brushless motor. Looks like a great plane.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/5/2005 6:19:57 PM   
Big Barry



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Status: offline 		Just got the e-mail from Hobby Lobby, my planes and motors have been sent Fed-Ex and should arrive on Friday. I will post pictures and my thoughts when they get here.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/7/2005 3:44:26 PM   
FYRWALKER



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From: ELKMONT, AL, USA
Status: offline 		hey ya'll,
i have one of these planes and it's blast to fly mine's set up with a e-flite park 370 outrunner and speed control, gws servo's and receiver.i nosed it in hard trying to miss a pear tree,ouch! it looks bad but it was real easy to fix and for 20.00 it's a great bang for the buck!! here's some pic's.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/8/2005 3:42:07 AM   
rcflyer96


 

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Status: offline 		How is everyone setting these up?? Looking for my first foamy... if you can give your set up that would be great!! Batt, Esc, Servos, RX etc...... oh and will the brusless motor HL recommends work good??

thanks alot guys!!

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/8/2005 4:47:52 AM   
bdavison


 

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Status: online 		Big Barry,

I have to HIGHLY recommend the Triton charger from Great Planes. It is hands down the best one out there. It will literally charge anything. Easy to set-up, and you can change between types, voltages, and amps in seconds. Its become a integral part of my flying kit. Its one of those rare products that screams "I was designed by flyers not some dungeon engineer". Great Planes gets two thumbs up for this one. They clearly did some SPECTACULAR outstanding market research before designing it.



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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/8/2005 5:35:20 AM   
Big Barry



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Thanks I looked at that charger and I will probly end up getting it. In the mean time I picked up the Celectra 1-3 cell charger from E-flite, it was only $45 and it will get us started. Im going to use HS-55's, E-flite 20 amp esc, Esskay 400 XT outrunner, GWS R-6NII, Thunder Power 3s 900 mah, APC 10x3.8. I got an e-mail from Hobby Lobby and they said that the Yak in the Video used the 400 XT motor. I cant wait they are supposed to arrive tomarrow. Dont tell me you got the Triton charger for $45. LOL

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/8/2005 5:39:30 AM   
Big Barry



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How long did it take you to get it in the air? I was thinking that I could get it together in about 4-5 hours, does that sound about right?

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/8/2005 3:48:45 PM   
FYRWALKER



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Status: offline 		i had it put together in about 2 1/2 hours, i was watching tv while putting it together. had to wait to maiden it it was too windy. i used packing tape for the hinges, saves some time.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/9/2005 6:55:27 AM   
Big Barry



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Status: offline 		Got it today and I have it all put together except the hardware. I will mount everything in the morning and fly it in the afternoon or when ever it gets done. The Lipo is charged I have some soldering to do and it should be in the air soon. Watch the excelerator, I melted mine in some places, white glue works well in some areas. Do you guys use thin CA or medium or thick? I got thin but I was thinking mabey medium would be better.

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RE: Hl yak 55 - 4/9/2005 3:31:00 PM   
FYRWALKER



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Status: offline 		Hope you are talking about foam safe ca,i used e-flite foam safe ca and exellrater and 5min expoy for the motor mount.regular ca will melt foam on contact , done it before, din't know better.

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