150cc size Yak 54 - which is best kit?

[ddlstang]

Am looking at doing a Yak 54 for next years IMAC season and wanted some input on everyones opinions on who has the best kits.

Im looking for the best plane I can get but also the customer service plays a big part into what I start on.

Thanks for any input

[MikeC3D]

It would have to be Carden 54,or Comp Arf 55. Im not sure if the Aerotech kits are available yet. They have a 54 and 55.

[rdgood]

The SD Yak is a good platform... Are just getting into it??
Cardens are great - but they require at least 400-600 man hours to properly build them.
The Compy Yak 55 not the 3.3 m but the new one 3.0 that is made for the 150 might be a good platform also...
I think Steve Henderson won unlimited with a SD 37.5% Yak last year?
The new HP sereis 37.5%ers from troy Built are hard to beat IMHO...
Or are looking for a model to take you on up to unlimited???



Ronster

[Mudsurfer1234]

if you want a REALLY competitive yak, i'd say the Carden is your best bet.

There was 2 of them at the last NE region IMAC, one came it at 36 pounds. Both fly extremely well, track straight as an arrow.

I fly a 3W yak, which is not quite a "kit", it's between a kit and an arf, and also flies very well when it's set up. (mine is a little too tail heavy for negative snaps)

Carden or 3W, you can't go wrong.

[ddlstang]

I am familiar with the SD planes - Have owned them - very good for an arf but want to build a very competetive IMAC plane.

Have seen the 3W's and the Cardens and did not know of any other kits other than Carden and Aerotech.

I just completed a Dalton 260 but for another person which I will do some flight tests on - am wanting to build several different planes and the Yak 54 looks to be what I want to try next season.


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[LawnJockey]

I know where there is a Aerotech kit that is 4 sale. 40% NIB. Send me a PM and I will getyou the persons name and number.
Bruce

[staudman]

We recieved our Carden Yak54 kit after the Toledo Expo and it is a nice Kit,,But we also recieved our 42% Extra Kits from AeroTech a few weeks ago and I wished we would have waited for the Aerotech Yak Kit to come out...The Aerotech kit gives a LOT of bang for the buck...
Give John Sharpless a call....
The money you save onthe kit can be used on servos...or carbon goodies...and you will save a few hundred...
The A T kit has good wood,great glass,and includes a pilot panel(a VERY nice pilot panel)
MIke S

[MikeC3D]

Just make sure you make an extra effort to build it light, it will reward you better in the end. There is no need for a 40% plane to weigh 40-46 lbs.

[flying skunks]

here's a pic of Matt Scott's Aerotech 40% Yak, 42lbs,DA 150,and fuse mufflers,can do Any IMAC routine and still do great 3D.

[exeter_acres]

I vote for the Carden as well... I was going to build one this winter, but we are moving so that will not work out....

[1bwana1]

A friend that I fly IMAC with finished the Carden YAK a few months ago. I have flown it and it is a top notch performer. A number of us have flown it trying to figure out the setup. So far there are no mixes in the plane because no one sees a need for them. This is one great platform, you can't go wrong with it.

[mxcop]

How about Quique's new "Somenized" 120" Yak. I know it's not a kit but you can't beat the price, quality, and service. They will have a ready to cover version also if you don't like the schemes they have. Mine just came in but I don't know what size shipment they got, if you're interested I would give them a call soon.

Lee

[sweetpea]

I've flown the Aerotech Yak........Guy here in Vegas has just built his second one. Very nimble.

[MikeC3D]

	Quote: Originally Posted by flying skunks
	here's a pic of Matt Scott's Aerotech 40% Yak, 42lbs,DA 150,and fuse mufflers,can do Any IMAC routine and still do great 3D.

Dont doubt it one bit....It's a Carden, but just imagine how much "BETTER" it would fly 10-15 lbs. lighter.

[hovermaster]

You cant go wrong with any of the choices that have been presented. I have been flying a 3W Yak 54 for a while now, it is a very good flying airplane, very neutral... I have almost no mixing in it. It flies straighter than almost anything I have flown. I have been flying the Yak in Unlimited for 2 seasons now Including the 2006 Don Lowe Masters. Also as Scott said, its not quite a kit, but if you get a level 1 you basically get a gel mold for the fuse and sheeted wings and tail surfaces. It is a lot of work, the fuse is made out of a honey comb material that is very light and strong, the wings are foam core and sheeted.

Hope this helps,
Chris