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 Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:21 pm Post subject: Yak 55 Info |
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Hi all Yak flyers I hope soon to be among you!
I am intending to buy a Yak 55 that is kept in Puerto Rico and ferry it back to California.
After much sniffing around the internet looking for serious Yak 55 cross county experiences I am coming up short..
I did find something the other day suggesting 138kts at 68% 15 gph if my memory serves me right but can no longer find the article.
So if there are any Yak 55 owners who can provide me with any information other than " The damned thing is really uncomfortable." I would be hugely grateful.
Chocks Away,
Simon
Simon Lampard 21558 Dome Trail Topanga, CA 90290 (310) 455 2203 http://lampardlocations.com
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William Halverson
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:10 pm Post subject: Yak 55 Info |
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I flew my 55 from Vermont to California. If you are over about 5'8" tall, you will need a pit stop before the 55 needs gas if you fly best economy. My suggestion: fly at a speed to have your reserve left after about a 90 minute hop, then refuel and do a pit stop for yourself.
I'm 6'4" ...
Typos courtesy of Siri
On Mar 5, 2015, at 14:20, Simon Lampard <aeropilit(at)hotmail.com (aeropilit(at)hotmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Hi all Yak flyers I hope soon to be among you!
I am intending to buy a Yak 55 that is kept in Puerto Rico and ferry it back to California.
After much sniffing around the internet looking for serious Yak 55 cross county experiences I am coming up short..
I did find something the other day suggesting 138kts at 68% 15 gph if my memory serves me right but can no longer find the article.
So if there are any Yak 55 owners who can provide me with any information other than " The damned thing is really uncomfortable." I would be hugely grateful.
Chocks Away,
Simon
Simon Lampard 21558 Dome Trail Topanga, CA 90290 (310) 455 2203 http://lampardlocations.com
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dantpayne(at)icloud.com
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:41 pm Post subject: Yak 55 Info |
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Fly high...
200nm legs seems best for me
Keep 'em Flyin',
Dan Payne
Owner, Pilot, A&P-IA
(423)-544-8946
Eagle Works Aviation
Dallas Bay Skypark
1824 E Crabtree Road
Hixson, TN 37343
"Where Airworthiness Means Business!"
On Mar 5, 2015, at 7:09 PM, William Halverson <william(at)netpros.net (william(at)netpros.net)> wrote:
[quote]I flew my 55 from Vermont to California. If you are over about 5'8" tall, you will need a pit stop before the 55 needs gas if you fly best economy. My suggestion: fly at a speed to have your reserve left after about a 90 minute hop, then refuel and do a pit stop for yourself.
I'm 6'4" ...
Typos courtesy of Siri
On Mar 5, 2015, at 14:20, Simon Lampard <aeropilit(at)hotmail.com (aeropilit(at)hotmail.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi all Yak flyers I hope soon to be among you!
I am intending to buy a Yak 55 that is kept in Puerto Rico and ferry it back to California.
After much sniffing around the internet looking for serious Yak 55 cross county experiences I am coming up short..
I did find something the other day suggesting 138kts at 68% 15 gph if my memory serves me right but can no longer find the article.
So if there are any Yak 55 owners who can provide me with any information other than " The damned thing is really uncomfortable." I would be hugely grateful.
Chocks Away,
Simon
Simon Lampard 21558 Dome Trail Topanga, CA 90290 (310) 455 2203 http://lampardlocations.com
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javiercarrascob
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:56 pm Post subject: Yak 55 Info |
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my answer will be heck no. Don't put hours on your engine. Use the hours for acro. I really you didn’t mean to fly that single engine you have probably never flown before over hundreds of miles of water.
My 2 cents.
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Date:Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:29 PM
Subject:Yak 55 Info
Hi all Yak flyers I hope soon to be among you!
I am intending to buy a Yak 55 that is kept in Puerto Rico and ferry it back to California.
After much sniffing around the internet looking for serious Yak 55 cross county experiences I am coming up short..
I did find something the other day suggesting 138kts at 68% 15 gph if my memory serves me right but can no longer find the article.
So if there are any Yak 55 owners who can provide me with any information other than " The damned thing is really uncomfortable." I would be hugely grateful.
Chocks Away,
Simon
Simon Lampard 21558 Dome Trail Topanga, CA 90290 (310) 455 2203 http://lampardlocations.com
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heaysr(at)telus.net
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:50 pm Post subject: Yak 55 Info |
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I’m 5’ 11’ and weigh in at 90kg. At that size I find the Yak perfectly comfortable for long distance except perhaps for the numb bum when strapped in with a 5 point harness.
In 2003 I flew my Yak 55M from Montreal to Vancouver through the Canadian Rockies. (Around 3000 miles)
I fly on a seat pack emergency parachute. Good for hard core aerobatics but not that forgiving on a long flight.
My Rule of thumb for fuel consumption is 60l/hr (1 l/min) at 76% RPM with throttle and prop pitch levers together at altitudes of around 3,000 ft to 5000 ft ASL. That yields 155 mph. The fuel tanks are in litres so at 1 l/min it is real easy mental arithmetic to figure out how many minutes of flight you have left just by reading the fuel tank gauges. At higher RPM and power setting the fuel consumption gets ridiculous. At lower setting speeds you wonder if you will ever get there and forward visibly is worse.
On that basis, you are good for 3 hr legs to tanks empty or 2.5 hrs to stay legal and safe with a ˝ hr reserve. Airports don’t usually arrange themselves to appear at 2.5 hr intervals, so I find that generally legs are not much more than 2 hrs. That coincides with the dumb bum that creeps in at around 2 hours.
The biggest problem on these flights is the need to have a hand on the stick throughout, in the presence of neutral stability and no trim. Stick forward and back pressure changes as fuel is burned off and roll stability goes negative real quickly. To unfold or refold a map is a real problem under these conditions.
The solution developed with the assistance of my helpful wife as seamstress and lots of Velcro was to fashion two sleeves to wrap around my leg just above the knee. To that is attached by Velcro a strap spanning horizontally between the leg sleeves. To the strap is sewn a small loop that circles the stick again with Velcro closure.
So now the stick is attachment to your upper legs. Hands free you can roll left by moving both knees to the left and vice versa to roll right.
By spreading your knees the strap tightens and applies back pressure to the stick for a climb, and vice versa.
It takes a bit of adjustment but eventually works perfectly for hands free on a long flight. That’s invaluable for checking the VFR Supplement or Flight Guide in the right fuselage pouch, looking at maps, taking a photos, etc.
Prior to landing, where hands on control is required, simply rip apart the Velcro connections.
The Yak at 55 mph when straight and level has very poor forward and downward visibility. You can fly over an airport waypoint and never see it. The trick is to be doing a combination of + or – 30 deg S bends, quick knife edge wing dips or quick 20 deg nose dips as required to spot waypoints that otherwise are hidden from view.
I often wonder what a ground observer would think about such antics, but too bad, it’s better for the pilot to know where he is.
Even with a GPS, I still do it for verification.
Since the trip from Mtl, I have done lots of 2 hour legs utilizing the Velcro wonder and now consider the Yak 55 a great X country aeroplane.
Hope this helps.
Royden Heays
604-646-4860
Yak 55M C-GRED
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Subject: Yak 55 Info
Hi all Yak flyers I hope soon to be among you!
I am intending to buy a Yak 55 that is kept in Puerto Rico and ferry it back to California.
After much sniffing around the internet looking for serious Yak 55 cross county experiences I am coming up short..
I did find something the other day suggesting 138kts at 68% 15 gph if my memory serves me right but can no longer find the article.
So if there are any Yak 55 owners who can provide me with any information other than " The damned thing is really uncomfortable." I would be hugely grateful.
Chocks Away,
Simon
Simon Lampard 21558 Dome Trail Topanga, CA 90290 (310) 455 2203 http://lampardlocations.com
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