Seagull Yak
08-05-2009 | 11:29 AM
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Seagull Yak
Hello Gents,
Is anybody flying one of these? I was in the LHS last Friday evening and I saw one of the new yellow and black ones and I really like the color combination. I also happen to have an almost new Saito 125GK that is currently looking for a home. I've been talking to the guys where I fly and I've heard both good and bad things about Seagull ARF's. I've also watched a few fly and they seem to fly reasonably well and the price on the ARF is very reasonable.
What do you guys think? Are they worth the money?
Thanks
Is anybody flying one of these? I was in the LHS last Friday evening and I saw one of the new yellow and black ones and I really like the color combination. I also happen to have an almost new Saito 125GK that is currently looking for a home. I've been talking to the guys where I fly and I've heard both good and bad things about Seagull ARF's. I've also watched a few fly and they seem to fly reasonably well and the price on the ARF is very reasonable.
What do you guys think? Are they worth the money?
Thanks
08-09-2009 | 08:32 PM
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RE: Seagull Yak
I have the old paint scheme with a Saito 125. It moves the plane very well. I am not into 3d but it has more than enough power for sport flying. For the money its a great buy. Go for it.
08-11-2009 | 02:41 PM
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I have the yellow and black color scheme and was very disappointed in this plane when first flying it. CG in the manual is wrong. the plane was very tail heavy and the first flight, as another person with the same problem put it, was like wrestling a tiger with a tooth ache. I thought the first flight would be the last but I did get it landed unharmed. the first engine was an OS91FX which flew the plane ok but will not hover the plane. Then installed an OS120AX, what a difference. Moved the battery around everywhere from under the fuel tank to under the rudder cables where it is now. The thrust angle was off to because the plane would climb when power was reduced on landing. So that issue had to be corrected as well. All in all the plane flies good now and is a good looking plane but I've never had to do so many adjustments and changes on an ARF to make it fly right. If your building one make sure your first flight is nose heavy then make adjustments from there.
08-11-2009 | 06:26 PM
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From: New Zealand, NEW ZEALAND
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ORIGINAL: skysfallin
I have the yellow and black color scheme and was very disappointed in this plane when first flying it. CG in the manual is wrong. the plane was very tail heavy and the first flight, as another person with the same problem put it, was like wrestling a tiger with a tooth ache. I thought the first flight would be the last but I did get it landed unharmed. the first engine was an OS91FX which flew the plane ok but will not hover the plane. Then installed an OS120AX, what a difference. Moved the battery around everywhere from under the fuel tank to under the rudder cables where it is now. The thrust angle was off to because the plane would climb when power was reduced on landing. So that issue had to be corrected as well. All in all the plane flies good now and is a good looking plane but I've never had to do so many adjustments and changes on an ARF to make it fly right. If your building one make sure your first flight is nose heavy then make adjustments from there.
I have the yellow and black color scheme and was very disappointed in this plane when first flying it. CG in the manual is wrong. the plane was very tail heavy and the first flight, as another person with the same problem put it, was like wrestling a tiger with a tooth ache. I thought the first flight would be the last but I did get it landed unharmed. the first engine was an OS91FX which flew the plane ok but will not hover the plane. Then installed an OS120AX, what a difference. Moved the battery around everywhere from under the fuel tank to under the rudder cables where it is now. The thrust angle was off to because the plane would climb when power was reduced on landing. So that issue had to be corrected as well. All in all the plane flies good now and is a good looking plane but I've never had to do so many adjustments and changes on an ARF to make it fly right. If your building one make sure your first flight is nose heavy then make adjustments from there.
I am flying the yellow and blue one. Just maidened it last week. Had it for months on the shelf so decided to build it. With my OS 120 Four Stroke Pumped, the CG is 5.5 inch ( good point to start ) from the leading edge of the wing at the fuselage. Futaba 3010 servos. Spektrum DX7. It was nose heavy with the 120 so I have to place the 6V NiMh battery beneath the rudder cable plastic sleeves and the onboard glow driver battery on the CG. Adjusted the 6V battery until the Yak was slightly nose heavy with an empty tank. Flew it with a Master Aiscrew K Series 15 X 8 prop. Just didn't wring out the Yak much except for a few circuits and some verticals as it was an overcast day. Flew perfectly out of the box, no trimmings needed. Throws set were the recommended for first flight. Landing was a non event, much like a trainer. The weather over here still sucks so looking forward to the next best day to tear up the skies !
08-12-2009 | 02:34 PM
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Glad to see yours performed well right out of the box. There is a pretty extensive thread on this plane and it amazed me there where so many different reports on this plane as to handling characteristics. Most of them were CG related problems. I've heard everything from 5.5 in to 6.5 in. , but what ever works. I know first hand this plane is evil when its tail heavy.
