35% or 37% Avition Model Yak vs Comp-Afk 2.6 Yak

[bryan01601]

If this video does not convince you to buy the 35% am yak I do not know what will.

http://www.dodvideos.com/molalla-200...-1st-round.wmv

[Mark Davis]

I have a 35% AM Yak with a 3W 106 CS... Power is not a problem... It will accelerate vertically with authority from a hover...

Of course, I am at sea level...

[notorious_benny]

I have a 2.6 comp-arf Yak.

Cant compare it against the other options, but I can say that it is an IMAC monster. It needs as good as zero mixing, it vertically trims (Perfect up and dowlines without mixking).
It is a power hungry model though. For my IMAC routines I ended up running my DA100 on KS 1060 tuned pipes. It's a real hot-rod on these pipes. It was pretty good on the stock mufflers, but is a different animal on the pipes. For 3D wprk you wouldnt need the power of the pipes.

As an aside my Yak has won me every comp- bar two that I have entered for the last 12 months in Intermediate.

[TonyThomasian]

I have seen the 35% yak fly. Body - i have to totaly disagree w/ you! It sounds like you haven't seen one fly before! I have seen one w/ a DA 100, and it has plenty of power! Hovers and gets out of a hover EASILY. I think that plane has a better power-to-weight ratio than any 40%ers i have seen.

[bodywerks]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Dennis C
	Thank you...this guy has a very negative feedback on just about every plane out there other then Aero-works. but since there in his home town he might be on the payroll

Show me posts where I say other company's planes are crap. Perhaps the newer AM35% Yaks are lighter, but the older ones weren't. I am also sure there are people that think 28-30 pounds is fine for a 100cc plane, but I am not one of them, not even for sealevel flying. 27 pounds or less is my preference. I'm not going to get into this again. The guy asked for some opinions and I gave mine to him. If you don't like my opinion, that's fine, but don't come on here saying I give negative feedback on every plane other than Aeroworks and that I'm on their payroll when neither of them are true.
Did you not see that I highly recommended the 37.5% Yak? I got no beef with AM planes...
And Garret, I would love for you to come out to my flying field and show me how a 28+ pound plane can rocket out of a hover - you'd be suprised the difference 1500 feet compared to Denver really makes. And even "down there" straight vertical pullout is hard, if not impossible to do with most 100cc engines at 28+ pounds.

[bodywerks]

	Quote: Originally Posted by bryan01601
	If this video does not convince you to buy the 35% am yak I do not know what will. http://www.dodvideos.com/molalla-200...-1st-round.wmv

No contest. That is an electric aircraft with almost 7,000 watts of power, which is over 200 watts/pound. If a guy was asking about an electric 35% project, I would recommend this plane in a heartbeat! My concern with this plane has nothing to do with wingloading and I don't think it is heavy for its size, just a bit heavy for a 100cc engine compaired to others...

[torquen]

Bodywerks, I have flown all over CO not just the field in Greely. My sister lives in Colorado Springs so when I come to visit her I usually bring a plane and cruise out to the field and fly with the locals during the week. You really make it sound like there is no power at the higher alt. Heck the guys in Mexico have it worse than you do. I have flown in CO with 100 deg temps and still did not think it was that much of a big deal. I did not change props, all I did was lean out my engine about a 1/8th turn and I was done.
If I can torque roll a AM Yak a 1/4 power with a 3w 106 and rocket out of a hover doing about 50 mph and have full control while going vertical then there is not a problem.
Garrett

[torquen]

dup post.

[bodywerks]

I would love to have your engine's power, then! I am assuming it is a 3W106CS? Most of my experience is with the DA. I fly at PPRC near Falcon. Gimme a buzz next time you are up here...

[Dennis C]

	Quote: Originally Posted by bodywerks
	Show me posts where I say other company's planes are crap. Perhaps the newer AM35% Yaks are lighter, but the older ones weren't. I am also sure there are people that think 28-30 pounds is fine for a 100cc plane, but I am not one of them, not even for sealevel flying. 27 pounds or less is my preference. I'm not going to get into this again. The guy asked for some opinions and I gave mine to him. If you don't like my opinion, that's fine, but don't come on here saying I give negative feedback on every plane other than Aeroworks and that I'm on their payroll when neither of them are true. Did you not see that I highly recommended the 37.5% Yak? I got no beef with AM planes... And Garret, I would love for you to come out to my flying field and show me how a 28+ pound plane can rocket out of a hover - you'd be suprised the difference 1500 feet compared to Denver really makes. And even "down there" straight vertical pullout is hard, if not impossible to do with most 100cc engines at 28+ pounds.

There you go again...putting words into a reply i did not say.

[bodywerks]

"crap" is considered negative feedback, right? There you go again, with nothing better to do than slam me...Sorry Tank - I'm done!

[Dennis C]

	Quote: Originally Posted by bodywerks
	I would love to have your engine's power, then! I am assuming it is a 3W106CS? Most of my experience is with the DA. I fly at PPRC near Falcon. Gimme a buzz next time you are up here...

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