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Needless to say, this was a tragic event. Two very fine people were lost in this crash. George was the former owner of Moontown and was a true and loyal friend to all who knew him. The young man in ...

1 quart an hour in a Yak 52. (Phillips 25W60)

Our Yak 52 came with a propeller that had been recently re-done by Whirlwind. They did a very nice job and it has given excellent service so far.

It looks like you need an exhaust spanner, and they can be hard to find. If you can get the Russian tool or a copy from Jill, I would recommend it.

In a pinch, you can order a 2 1/2 in. Armstron ...

George Coy wrote an excellent article on prop maintenance that appears in Vol. 5, No. 2, page 3 of the old "Yak Driver" publication (from 1997). Referring to the assembly procedure, George ...

The whole area of liability and efforts to avoid liability is extremely complex and varies with numerous factors, including the facts and circumstances of each situation, the legal climate in the loca ...

My translated Russian Aircraft Flight Manual (Book 6, Page 10) says "max adm airspeed 420 km/hr

Whatever the dispute and regardless or who is right or wrong, this message board is NOT the place to air all this out. Go to court if you must, but it is not appropriate to use an anonymous Internet ...

This libelous smear has no place on this board. Anyone who knows Dennis will vouch for him as one of the most helpful, decent, cooperative and honorable people to be found in the Yak community. The ...

The September, 2007 issue of Aviation Consumer has a complete review of portable collision avoidance systems. The Zaon MRX was chosen as the top value pick. I recommend the article if you can get a ...

I send a sample after every oil change (25-hour intervals) to Blackstone Labs: http://www.blackstone-labs.com/aircraft.html

I'm pleased with their reports, which are detailed, personalized and help ...

The way the Yak 52 flap system works, a split flap condition is impossible unless a component actually breaks (unlikely considering the strength of construction). Flaps on both sides are both connec ...

Walt, a careful reading of your first post shows you were referring to CJ's. It appears that Yaks have the locks and and CJ's don't. So, you really don't need any correcting!

The discussion of ba ...

Not to make a big deal of it, but I beg to differ with Walt on the ball lock issue. I have disassembled the flap actuator on my 52, and there is most assuredly a ball lock assembly in there. See als ...

I have to agree with Dennis on this one. The flaps come down very forcefully. (And this is true despite the presence of orfices in each connection to the shuttle valves mounted on the flap actuator. ...

What's the opinon of the board on the original Russian Yak52 harness? What harness is recommended?

I claim to be no expert on this subject (there are many on this forum much more knowledgeable than I am), but I went through exactly the same thing over the course of a couple of months. We first not ...

Try this link: www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/orl/local_more/media/ppt/enlow.ppt

That's the one.
Gesoco an adapter on their website for a much more reasonable $75.00, although it does not have a valve: http://www.gesoco.com/parts/strutfiller/strutfiller.html

Is this the s ...

Amen to what Tim says. I don't know what's going on in Romania, but the price increases have been absurd. As an example, the strut fill adapter necessary to service the struts with nitrogen has see ...