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Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-24-2011, 04:43 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

Found a video of me flying my yak a month ago. One of my friends video taped me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngc3qKphmNQ
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-24-2011, 04:01 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

Went flying today and noticed one of my wheels got cut by the wheel hub so the soft dubro wheels don't last long on these heavy birds. Friend gave me some normal dubro 3" tires and their side walls...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-23-2011, 03:54 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

I rechecked my CG and I must have made a measuring mistake because my CG right now is only 1/4" behind the wing tube. I went flying and trying to do some hovering and I just kept adding lead to the...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-14-2011, 01:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,349
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: servos for 30cc

Forgot to say that reason I went with ts-170's on everything except throttle on my gas 50cc plane is because of low wear titanium gears. I think for a 50cc plane, the ts-170's are a bit overkill and...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-14-2011, 12:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,349
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: servos for 30cc

I think you need only like 90oz/in torque servos for 30cc planes. There are lot of choices out there and most servos fall in the $30 to $40 category for 30cc planes. You might put a hitec 7955 or...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-14-2011, 12:27 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

I took out the sullivan skylite 3" wheels because they were too hard and made the plane bounce all over and replaced them with $6 dubro low bounce 3" tires which I think are the best tires for this...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
07-12-2011, 05:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

The dry weight is 18lb 5oz. Everything is stock hardware and I don't use wheel pants. I use xoar 22x8 laminated wood prop and haven't tried any other prop yet. I might try xoar 23x8 for more 3D...
Forum: Questions and Answers
06-27-2011, 07:28 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 12,274
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: GAS VS GLOW

My small 30 member or so club is now mostly electric and 2.4ghz. Few who have glow engines are getting rid of them and going electric. My small planes are electric and big ones are gas. I used to run...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
06-12-2011, 04:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,644
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: OMG…just weighed my AW planes

This issue with false weight advertising came up recently with the AW extra 300 made for ep, gas or glow. It's advertised weight is like a pound lighter than actual weight. AW doesn't care enough to...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
06-12-2011, 03:45 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

macboss,

after 117 flights, my cowl has no stress cracks so far. I did round cuts on the cowl openings with my dremel's mini sanding wheel. Then I added thin CA all around the cuts and it wicked...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
06-12-2011, 03:30 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

macboss,

thank you for kind words. This yak has outlived all my aerobatic planes so far. The optimal CG I think is one inch behind the wing tube and the plane does the most beautiful and slow...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
05-29-2011, 10:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 794
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: is it ok to start with electric?

I do not recommend you start with nitro. I did because that's all we had back then. I only wished we had the variety of electric flight as we do now back then. Things would have been much easier. Why...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
05-29-2011, 10:35 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,505
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Nitro Planes Disappointment

I haven't bought a plane from nitro planes yet so I can't comment. But I did two battery/charger orders, shipped very fast and everything works as advertised. Will do more business with them.
Forum: Electric General Discussion
05-29-2011, 10:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,291
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Why no switch?

On an esc like the one from castle creations, it has auto motor cutoff so if the rx looses signal the motor will shut down. On those esc's it's safe to plug in your lipo with you tx off. You might be...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
04-22-2011, 06:43 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,174
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Aeroworks Yak54 50cc build issues

Update:

so after 100 flights and two crashes, these are my observations. The plane is holding up great. The only problem is the excessive wear on the canopy's front edge that goes under the...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
11-18-2010, 06:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Yak 55cc busted fuse side

Did four more flights on the repaired fuse and no problems during normal landings. I also did couple of lomcevaks and no problems. The plane does beautiful lomcevaks. The heavy duty plastic control...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
11-18-2010, 06:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 693
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: CG on centerline of aircraft

I usually put lead in the underside of the wing and it's not visible from farther away. I pound a lead fishing weight into a pancake and drill a hole in the center and mount it to the underside of...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
11-14-2010, 02:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Yak 55cc busted fuse side

Thinking back on the bad landing event, what happened was that the non-local airport runway was narrow and short and I was flying in a crosswind with varying winds. As I was landing two feet off the...
Forum: Gas Engines
11-08-2010, 02:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,602
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Question on DLE 55cc

My did the same thing until it was broken in, then it was much smoother.
Forum: Gas Engines
11-08-2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 1,321
Views: 205,910
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: New .90 gas engine (15cc)

You need to use non-synthetic air cooled two stroke oil and vary the rpms so the engine cycles thru all heat ranges so parts expand properly at temps and mate. Synthetic oil only prolongs the...
Forum: Gas Engines
11-08-2010, 12:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,548
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Choosing the right engine

I bought the DLE 55cc from Tower Hobbies for $410 - $60 member's coupon for total of $350. I ran close to three gallons of fuel 32:1 mix thru the engine so far and no deadsticks. I recommend to choke...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
11-07-2010, 10:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: Yak 55cc busted fuse side

The left side of the landing gear hit the ground and bent backwards. I'm not sure I can bend it back. Couldn't believe that the thick alum. gear can even bend like that. I'm in the process of...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
11-06-2010, 09:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
Posted By FlyStraight

Yak 55cc busted fuse side

During a crosswind landing, one side of the wing dropped and the plane hit the ground quite hard and busted the left load member inside the fuse. I wish those two vertical side load members that...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
11-03-2010, 07:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,320
Posted By FlyStraight

RE: AW Yak 50cc Split fueltank

Thank you guys for suggestions and thoughts. I replaced the 24oz stock AW tank with their stock 16oz smoke tank and this time I did not screwed the stopper tightly, just enough not to leak fuel thru...
Forum: Aeroworks Vendor Forum
10-29-2010, 09:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,320
Posted By FlyStraight

AW Yak 50cc Split fueltank

Well, I didn't think it would happen to me since the 24oz fuel tank looked pretty heavy duty to me but after seven flights on my Yak, it cracked at the edge of fuel stopper. Got fuel all over...
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