Hello ricomari,

The GP CAP 232 will be a great entry level plane to Giant Scale Gas models. For that reason any GP Performance Series model would do very well. The YAK 54 is great for all around sport flying, though a little on the fat side for serious 3D. The Yak has a much smaller cowl which is a tad tight fitting for anything bigger than a 40cc gasser. The CAP and the Yak (as well as the GP Super Chipmunk, and the Wagstaff Extra) need all the weight you can have in the nose to balance right on CG without adding extra weight. A Fuji will, provide the most weight possible. Specially the magneto ignition model. That would be detrimental on the power to weight and wing loading of the aircraft, but it will be fine for sport flying.

As far as value for the money, the new 25% Wild Hare Yak is also an excellent choice, and it can be powered with a smaller gas engine. This makes the plane a great sport flyer with anything from an OS 1.60 or Saito 1.80 on glow or a Brison 2.4 or similar gas engine. And with a DA-50 it is as hot it can get. Other possibilities are Moki/Mark 1.80 or 2.10, Saito 270/300 twin, Saito or OS radial engines, 3W28, Roto 35, Evolution 36, ZDZ-40 or 50, almost anything in that weight range will give excellent performance.

If you have the cash the QQ 73" Yak will fly beautifully with an Evolution 26 GT2. [link=http://www.somenzini.com/downloads/videos/evo73_hi.wmv]Check the video out.[/link]

I am about to finish my CAP and I am very satisfied with the finish and engineering quality that has gone into this plane production. Some of the points on the plus side are; (1) the quality of the Monokote finish is outstanding. (2) The cowl is big enough to almost completely conceal a 50cc size engine (3) the overall weight is less than 16 Lb, for a 27% plane with 1168 Sq. In. of wing area that's a very good loading. (4) The landing gear struts are built from a composite material which makes them fairly flexible and at the same time stiff enough to contend with the harshest landings, and they have a very scale sweptback with a thin airfoiled profile. The fiberglass wheel pants are finished with their respective reinforcements and 4-40 mounting blind nuts. (5) The canopy don't need to be glue in position, it fasten with four sheet metal screws. (6) All flying surfaces are hinged with Robart style hinges, and the pre-drilled holes are a perfect fit, requiring little adjustment for a very tight/gapless finish. (7) The fuse interior is quite roomy and can accommodate a smoker system if you like. (8) The harware package is very extensive and complete. It even include a nice aluminum spinner, problably a $40 to $50 dl. value)

On the minus side [&o] I only found one problem area; (1) the horizontal stab is not mounted scale like. In the full size 232 the stab seats much higher in the tail, in fact is much higher than the engine thrust line and quite forward of the rudder hinge line. That arrangement provides a shorter stab moment arm, and is instrumental in the excellent tumbling abilities of the full scale CAP. This oddity of the Cap’s in general is not a good thing for the model Cap’s. Probably due to excessive roll coupling induced by the off centered pitch axis, most model CAP's with scale stabs tend to roll during violent pitch excursions (i.e. very tight and fast loops). The problem with the lower location of the stab is that the elevators interfere with the rudder linkage when one uses the longer SWB servo arms. I had to bend the link a little to clear the elevator on the one side since I installed a single rudder servo in the tail.

My CAP is powered with an Evolution 45GX. The radio gear will consist of Hitec’s Fusion receiver with an Electro Dynamics Research EDR-111 Pow'r Bus Pro, four (4) Hitec HS-645 MG’s on ailerons and elevators, two (2) HS-425 BB on throttle and choke, and one HS- 5955 TG on rudder. Receiver power is provided by two (2) FROMECO RELION 2400mAh LiIon packs regulated by a dual power Smart-Fly SuperRegulator with Pin type Failsafe switch. Ignition power is provided by a FROMECO RELION 4800mAh battery through a FROMECO Badger Failsafe Switch and a Smart-Fly 5.2volts Ignition Regulator. All power connections are Dean’s plugs with 18 gauge wire.