[driesbabe]

Hey Trevor,

That’s quite a checklist. Having played with a few Chinese products especially motors I am well aware that one has to check everything (as we all do on every plane that we fly)
But that is simply not acceptable in my opinion. The simple fact that there are parts of such bad quality holding the most dangerous part of the motor on is a disgrace. Maybe the guys at the factory thought that the Prop is not there product, and therefore they don’t need to make sure it stays on there.
I make a point of not going near my prop when its running, but who knows where its going to go once it comes off there.
All said and done, the past weekend at the fly in Walfisbay we also had a bit of an incident that luckily ended well.
On of the older guys in the club had brought a brand spanking new Great Planes Stearman, (beautiful plane) with a Super Tiger G23 fitted. As I looked at the plane, I still commented that I would not have chosen that Engine (for several reasons in my own opinion).

Well, he flew, and it dose fly beautiful and certainly presents itself beautiful in the air, when suddenly the engine revved up to a gazillion revs and died. The crank broke behind the front bearing, obviously throwing the prop. You cannot believe the state of that engine after the revup, it looks as if the engine tried to eat its own inside.
I recon everything we do in this hobby has a certain factor of danger to it.

Hey Trev, I will email you the dimensions on that Yak and a package deal price.
Regards
Dries