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04-14-2008, 09:15 PM
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Yak - Extra - Yak...yakity yak
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Cumming, GA
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J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
I was able to maiden the J&J Tailwheel this weekend at the Pop Curtis fly in at Hodges Hobbies this last weekend. The titanium rod is bullet proof and never had steering issues even in the 25+ mph winds. This is top quality stuff and I will definately be adding it to other planes in the fleet.
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04-14-2008, 09:16 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: STL. MO
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
So when is the maiden shipment of wheels?? Glad to here your up in the air..
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04-14-2008, 09:48 PM
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
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04-14-2008, 11:19 PM
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Yak - Extra - Yak...yakity yak
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
The Nall is definate for next month...and yes..the winds were quite strong..After driving 3 hours to Hodges...I had to fly...even in the wind...The Compy 3.0 Yak did quite well...it is a very stable bird..
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04-14-2008, 11:21 PM
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Yak - Extra - Yak...yakity yak
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
There might be a day this week that I am feeling...ahem!!! under the weather if you know what I mean. Wednesday is looking like a great day to do some flying...uh!!..I mean recovering...
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04-14-2008, 11:51 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
Your recovery is about a day ahead of mine... I'm looking at Thursday. Wednesday I have a guy coming over from 'bama to buy my EF Yak.
Acutally, if that plane goes, I might not have anything to put in the air! My edge is grounded until I get a power box installed in it (no problems, just paranoia over Futaba's latest announcement). If I get a couple of props in, the biplane will be ready. We'll see! BTW.. I ordered a Comp ARF Yak today.. NO, not the monster that you fly, its midget little brother, the 2.1 I thought it would be a good replacement for the EF Yak. I have a 3W 50CS at the house, should be a decent plane with that. Last edited by reyn3545; 04-14-2008 at 11:57 PM. |
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04-15-2008, 07:32 AM
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Yak - Extra - Yak...yakity yak
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
Welcome to building hell. I think I would rather build a plane from sticks than the Compy 2.1 extra...not an easy plane to build...but will definately develope your building skills.
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04-15-2008, 08:09 AM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
Yep, I heard it was going to be a handful.
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04-27-2008, 11:32 PM
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
Somehow I missed this thread....
Glad to here everything went well. I hope other people give feedback on the tailwheel and post pictures of the install. Thanks for sending yours in. That Yak is awesome. |
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04-27-2008, 11:33 PM
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
By the way, we will be at Joe Nall, we even have a booth and a banner....BIG TIME. If all goes well we will have a 100 tailwheels available.
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05-01-2008, 12:16 PM
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
We hate to do this, however, as demand has increased we have had to change suppliers for some of our components. Therefore, we have to increase our price.
We wish we could continue to provide the tailwheels at $65, but given the amount of time and the increase in cost, it would not be worth our time to continue the production. The new price effective 5/19/08 will be $75 plus S&H. Along with the added cost we have some improvements coming, and with any luck we will have these available at Joe Nall offering them for the last time at $65. See you at Joe Nall. Stop by our booth Thursday-Saturday. Hopefully, everybody understands. Thanks John and John |
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07-02-2008, 10:53 PM
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Re: J&J Tailwheels maiden flight
OOPs
Last edited by John Blackwell; 07-14-2008 at 07:57 AM. |
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