How is the new 73" Extra/Yak from Pilot-RC

[affas]

I will try a new 73" Extra or Yak from Pilot-RC and wonder if anyone at FG have been trying them?

Pros and cons?

[50%plane]

The majority of the airframe is probably an exact copy of a great flying plane from another manufacturer.... I will not be buying one, however, it probably flys well.

[luv2fly2]

Have you gotton either? I am looking at getting the extra to make an electric. Any infomation would be great.

[lifesabeech]

I've got one with a DLE30 up front, and really liking it. Right from the word go I thought it was very precise, rolls very crisp and clean, lovely slow rolls with just a touch of rudder and elevator input.

On to the wilder 3D stuff I think it'll handle pretty much anything you can throw at it. Rolling harriers are a breeze, just get the timing right and it ticks round nicely, harriers have a little wing rock at the minute,I think that's more me than the plane, I just need to work at getting the nose slightly higher every time.Knife edge at speed or slow HighAlpha is a piece of cake. Just need some calmer days to get a bit more practice with it. Flies very much like a good 50cc'er but in a smaller package....

Perfect for a day to day, no hassle playabout. 5mins/4bolts and you're ready to rock

[danielgpr]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	The majority of the airframe is probably an exact copy of a great flying plane from another manufacturer.... I will not be buying one, however, it probably flys well.

Let us in here. what manufacturer?
Dan

[affas]

Here is the plane: http://pilot-rc.com/ProductShow.aspx?id=79

I already have a 35% Yak from same manufacturer. Great plane!

[glrogers]

	Quote: Originally Posted by lifesabeech
	I've got one with a DLE30 up front, and really liking it. Right from the word go I thought it was very precise, rolls very crisp and clean, lovely slow rolls with just a touch of rudder and elevator input. On to the wilder 3D stuff I think it'll handle pretty much anything you can throw at it. Rolling harriers are a breeze, just get the timing right and it ticks round nicely, harriers have a little wing rock at the minute,I think that's more me than the plane, I just need to work at getting the nose slightly higher every time.Knife edge at speed or slow HighAlpha is a piece of cake. Just need some calmer days to get a bit more practice with it. Flies very much like a good 50cc'er but in a smaller package.... Perfect for a day to day, no hassle playabout. 5mins/4bolts and you're ready to rock

I just test flew my Pilot 73" Extra 260 with DLE30 with Xoar 18 x 8 prop. Plane was a bullet but I have an issue with the CG. Where did you set the CG? and What prop are you using? I am thinking about a 19 x 6?

[rager24]

I have the 73" yak with the dl30
and it flys very well, much better than the other one I had 72" with a ys 140
Tons of power I'm useing a 19X8 xoar hitec 7985's
Great plane get one you will not be sorry

[torquen]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	The majority of the airframe is probably an exact copy of a great flying plane from another manufacturer.... I will not be buying one, however, it probably flys well.

50% why dont you stop crapping up every thread here on FG. You never give advice that is worth anything and all you do is put down other manufactures. I dont know how many threads I have seen you come in and post "I will not buy that". Who gives a rats ass if your going to buy it or not? From the amount that you post on here and the type of info you post I dont even think you fly. I see pictures of planes half torn apart but never put together out at the field flying. Everyone here, we now know that 50% does not like Pilot RC. So hopefully we can get that out in the wind and we wont have to read it in every thread.

[affas]

	Quote: Originally Posted by torquen
	Everyone here, we now know that 50% does not like Pilot RC.

But I do like pilot-RC and I do not care about other the other....

Great planes, reasonable price, good overall quality and great flying models.

I hope I am able to modify the 73" Yak for small cannister. this will be my winterplane in Norway and skiies are on the way.....

Still waiting for the model so will post some pictures of the modification when it is in progress.

[fkyfanatic]

Any word on the 260??

[glrogers]

The 260 is very nice. Still having high idle issue with DLE30 and getting the right CG.

[lifesabeech]

YouTube - Pilot RC 73" extra with DLE 30

Here is a little vid of my Yak, still need a little bit of tweaking but you can see the potential.

[danielgpr]

	Quote: Originally Posted by lifesabeech
	YouTube - Pilot RC 73" extra with DLE 30 Here is a little vid of my Yak, still need a little bit of tweaking but you can see the potential.

Congrats, looks really good Can't wait for the 30cc SBACH too!
Dan

[affas]

Have been flying my 73” yak some time now and have really been struggling with the DLE30. It is my 6.th DL and they have all been great except this one. Very difficult to start and the first hour I did not take it in to the air because it was running rough and quitting. But I have been flying the model some trips now and it really flies well. This has ended up in 4 successful deadsticks but today the plane stopped again on low/middle range and I was not able to reach the field. The landing was completed in a bit rough grass but it was even a nice landing, but the undercarriage was ripped up, tumbled round and did 2 holes in the wing before it ripped of one of the elevators. The propeller and rest of the plane is good. But when I went to get the plane I was a bit angry and disappointed when I saw the weak maingear construction. Almost no wood at all holding the landing gear plate and not even one triangle list supplying and strengthening the landing gear. I think this is all to weak and wonder what are other thinking about this?


I know the plane is not supposed to land in rough grass but this would happend in a normal rough landing on a nice grassfield!