flycolorado

Thanks for the info, I think I'll seal mine as well. Do you guys have dry weights? It looks as though mine is going to end up pretty close the recomended balance point with the gasser up front and around 10lbs.

tkg

My Feedback: (1)

Piped G-20, 9.75lb, no lead, flys perfect at 1/4 behind rear of wing tube

showtime101

to all rcuniverse'ers I have post my seagull yak 54 in the horion/zenoah contest here in rcuniverse, this would be for all with yak's the contest is the best plane with a zenoah g20ei gasser in it. mine is called seagull yak 54. one bage one and page to. please vote on the yak great flyer. i now have over 30 flights with it its great. if you need any help with yours please shot me an email.

jason

fritzdecat

Good luck in the contest. You might also want to look into spell checker. LOL

Cheers

showtime101

Sorry I was typing to fast. some time's I don't watch my key's and screen

jason

thank you for the good luck

rc-plane

I was thinking about selling this plane but now once i get my motor back ( crank snaped in half when taking the prop nut off) I decided I might just fly it. The only problem I had is if it slowed down at all it would fall out like a rock. Does this happen to anyone or does anyone have a fix to this problem?

showtime101

My stud broke on my g20ei when butting on my prop. i over tighten it. i sent it back and the fixed it and had it back to me in a turn around time of 8 days.

jason

showtime101

MINE GLIDS FOR ENVER AND EVER. HAVE LIKE 30 FLIGHTS ON IT. MIKE SURE YOUR NOT TAIL HAAVY YOU WILL HAVE A TAIL SNAP. COMMING IN ON LANDINGS TO OUR 125' RUNWAY IM OUT THERE AND I THRITLE DOWN AND JUST GLID IN AT AN SLOW DOWN PITCH TO THE RUN WAY. MAKE SURE YOUR CG IS 5 1/2 AT ROOT. I HAVE THE ZENOAH G20EI ON MINE TO SEE SOME PICTURES GO TO THE HOME PAGE OF RCUNIVERSE AND SEARCH ZENOAH CONTEST. MINE IS CALLED SEAGULL YAK 54. ON PAGE ONE AND ON PAGE TWO.

JASON

rc-plane

Does everybody elses float or is it just mine that drops like a rock?

jvino

Finally got the maiden in on mine yesterday. It is still a little nose heavy but it seems to float pretty well. I think getting the CG closer to neutral and it will float beautifully. Overall it is a great flying airplane.

crycroft

gee your lucky

still windy 50+ winds

i dont think i get to fly it this year[>:]

rc-plane

Since it seems a lot of people's yaks float then how exactly did you do CG and were is it. Please let me know.

tkg

My Feedback: (1)

Mine floats with the nose level, with the nose down it loses altitude quickly but doesn't pick up a lot of speed. The cowl is like a speed brake I guess.

jvino

My CG exactly at the rear of the wing tube right now. I think moving it a bit further back and it would be perfect. I will try soon and post the results. Unfortunately I line in the Pacific NW and the weather is turning. I hope to fly it again in the next few days while the weather is still fair if I can dodge out of work one day.

karolh

I'm planning on getting one of the Seagull Yaks and using my G20 for power. Do you think with it turning a Xoar 16x8 at say 8700 rpm is enough pop for the Yak ??

Karol

showtime101

I'm running the g20ei with a 16x6 and fly's great. you will have to try the 16x8 and see how it fly's. the 16x8 is out of spec. by 2 pitch. it will fly but not sure on power.

jason

showtime101

make sure your not tail heavy or your tail will go into a high speed snap. my cg with that engine is 5 1/2 at root.

jason

showtime101

mine is in the photo contest. go to home page in search put in zenoah contest on right click contest. mine is called seagull yak 54. on page 1 and 2. all mine are in the air none on the groud. someone else has there's in there to.

jason

karolh

Of all the coincidences, I voted for your model two days ago which is my choice of the available colour schemes, along with the pale blue Citabra and that georgeous Ultimate. Thanks for the CG tip but I have been following this thread and am aware of the danger in having a tail heavy model.

I plan on flying mine as a weekend sport/aerobatic model and figure that with a 16x6 prop the engine's rpm would be way above it's max torque range of 8500 - 9000 rpm.
Karol

flycolorado

TKG, I saw your Yak picture in an earlier post, is the pipe on your G-20 for power, noise, or both? What kind is it, were did you get the header - pipe, etc... Thanks.

tkg

My Feedback: (1)

Its a Toni Clark setup, for more power and less noise. Also less $$ in the wallett

Russell Bear

I just ran a tank full of fuel through mine this evening. All I need to do now is get the CG set and check the control throws and I will be putting mine in the air for the first time. Can't wait. This was by far the best ARF I have put together.

fritzdecat

Bring on the Yak Videos...

torkrollin

My Feedback: (1)

one problem that i had was with the stabilizer wires were so flimsy. i replaced mine with some carbon fiber ones and could really tell a difference in flight.

crycroft

looking good weather wise my be i will get to fly the yak on monday fine and sunny no wind