Captain_YAK

HI threre! Test flight will sometime in the next week! (Waiting for the field to dry out__ had a lot of rain). At the same time I need to have the aircraft certified by (MAAA_ the Model Aircraft association of Australia) this is due to the weight. If over 7 Kg you need to do this in Australia.

The field I am flying of is not very good. Has "Cracks, Holes and some turf that we call GRASS!

So No I will not put Gear doors on the YAK3 ......... at leaset not when I fly it. Perhaps only for static display.

I use a 2 blade for the test flights. It is a Master Airscrew 15 x 8 and spins at 8500 SAITO 120 (New Engine),

Erick!

Captain_YAK

Well after a long Month finally we got some good weather!

Out I went and got the Heavy Aircraft inspector to check out the YAK3.........

Wel all checked out OK ............. exept ........ the CG!!

No I did not do the calculations wrong ,,,,,,,,,,, just measured at the wrong place!

So I ended up doing some fast TAXI's to the point were the wing would start lifting and then chop the throtle off.

Changed the prop to a 14x6 for the SAITO 120

got a digi shot of the YAK3 passing infront.

Next week looks like it will be the test flight! (Weather permiting).

Will post pics!

Regards

Erick