Flew the ST 3 more flights today. Got the YS running tolerable. No deadsticks but more rich than I like but at least it's flying. Really does seem to have enough power. It will pull straight up out of a hover even today at about 84 degrees. I really do love this airplane. Did some pretty good flying and even had one of the club guys snap a picture of me. Dialed in a bit of spoileron and got the flat spins to just pinwheel. The waterfalls just kill me. They are so cool. Just flips over and over on itself. I even tried the harrier but it seemed I had some wing rock, not that stable but that still could just be me. So far I think I can do them better with the Yak. But I'm new at the harrier. Did some KE spins which happens when you rolll out of a flat spin and it will do them nicely also. Knife edges are better with just a little spoileron, no coupling to the left a small amount to the right. Still getting used to the plane but the upline flips, spins, circles etc are just flat fun with this plane.
I'm using these servos and they are plenty strong and no flutter.
HS5625 on elevators
HS5645 on rudder
HS645 on ailerons
HS85BB on throttle. The one on my Yak trashed itself in 3 flights or so. So far this one is holding up good.
I think the 110 is the perfect engine for this plane. At a lower elevation it would be awesome. At this elevation it is adequate. I use 30% Nitro. After about an hour run time I start loving the YS again. They say you don't have to break them in but I've found they just will not idle until they get a bit of time on them.
This plane is just a riot to fly. It doesn't recover from mistakes as quickly as a UCD or Mayhem but I think that "snapiness" is what makes it so aerobatic.
Here's a picture from the field
Thanks,
Barry