ORIGINAL: speedpro 1

wish i could say i had good luck with ak models but that was not the case. i ordered two canopies for my cmp texan 160. and since i wanted them in a hurry i opted to pay extra for fex ex instead of regular shipping( 14.00 vs 5.50). i did not get a tracking number so i knew something was wrong. took almost two weeks to get my parts and when i did i noticed it came regular shipping. i called alex to tell him i did not get what i paid for. he didnt call back but did contact me by e-mail asking what the problem was. i told him and sent him a picture of the shipping label asking for a refund for differance in shipping . fair request. that was two weeks ago no calls no e-mails no refund

ORIGINAL: remcl1



Please note, my posts are in response to Alex's questions and comments. I had no intention of beating the dead horse until Alex asked and then perpetuated my responses with his. He asked for the facts I gave them to him. If he posts again calling me shady, I will respond. If he lets it go, it is gone.

I am not telling anyone to not do business with him.

Jrjohn,

As far as the Yak. I am on record as having nothing but good things to say about it. At the price Alex is selling it for: it has to be the best deal on the net. Putting aside the landing gear issue (it was only the right one that fell out and I mean fell out not broke) the quality and completeness of the ARF is superb. I never thought that the gear issue was a big deal. As you can read I had it fixed in one evening. I sent Alex an email just asking what he can do. I expected him to say I can't to anything and if he would have said that, the issue would have been over. When he said he would send the fuse and then changed his mind on the grounds that I was less than upfront lighted an inferno to a situation that was not even smoldering. Anyway, odds are that if you buy the Yak you will receive it, you will fly it, and you will love it. One thing that is absolutely beyond question is it is one heck of a value.

Here is a list of positive points on this Yak.

1) wing plugs into fuse rather than just butting up to it.
2) push rods all ready cut to size and assembled.
3) aluminum control horns.
4) carbon fiber wing tube, stab tube, and tail wheel.
5) cowl stiffener ring all ready installed with inter locking tabs to the firewall. All complete no additional assembly required.
6) Cut out for two rudder servos
7) Composite landing gear. Very strong with a nice looking contour to them.
8) easy to assemble wheel pants. Just slip them on and tighten two socket cap screws.
9) Cowl is held on with blind nuts. Not just screws into the balsa.
10) Canopy is 100 percent complete. Just put it on and fly.
11) All blind nuts are installed for you.
12) The only thing you have to do that is not just assembly is cut the cowl for the engine. For the DL 50 you have to cut to make room for the head and pipe to stick out. A cut for normal cooling is enough. The can of the muffler fits fine.
13) guide tubes for the canopy bolts all ready installed.

I am sure I forgot a few positives.

The only negatives I can find:

The fuel tank does not fit unless you cut two horizontal members. One in the fuse and one in the canopy. They can be cut with no problem and are not really needed.

The instructions are better off if left in the box. They can get you into trouble if you read them. Most dimensions on where to install the hardware are wrong. They even tell you that the control surfaces are all ready glued and ready for flight. Give them a tug, they are not glued. This Arf is so complete, you don't need no stinking instructions.