I love flying in the wind.

Don't get me wrong, I prefer to fly in no wind. In good conditions I can fly precise and smooth and so great stuff.

But when it is windy you can practice a lot of other techniques that are also fun. Playing with the wind and T Roll sliding down wind, reverse harriers, back up snakes, extreme waterfalls can be a lot of fun. Also, learning how to take out the burbles and smooth out a flight in turbulence is a great skill.

Lets face it, it is windy at least 50% of the time. Learning how to fly, "and have fun", during that other 50% is huge!

Have set up both the Crack Yak and the Crack Yak Lite with the identical 'lite gear setup'.
Results:
1) Finished build weight:
Crack Yak - 132 grams or 4.6 oz
Crack Yak Lite - 122 grams or 4.3 oz
RTF weight: add 17 grams or .6 oz to above weights (Nano Tech 2S 300mah battery)
2) Set up:
Motor: Dualsky 1620kv - 20 grams with built in ESC
Servos: D47 or equiv.
Rx: 3 gram
Battery: Nano Tech 300mah 2S (35-70C). 4.5 minutes of mixed flying uses 170 mah, thus leave plenty of reserve battery.
3) Flight results:
Very satisfactory in all respects. Extremely low wing loading provides for soft flight characteristics while still maintaining the precise control response that the Yak has become so respected.
I believe that anyone whom truly enjoys the concept of building lite, and the resulting pleasant flight characteristics, will not be disappointed. Both these fine machines respond very well to the 'lite gear' set up.

My CY probably has an extra half ounce of welders in it. I was worried about all the repairs building up over the months but I actually think I like it better with a little weight, vertical suffers of course, but I think it helps keep some momentum, which I like, makes it feel a little more like a bigger plane.

At my field, the guys all seem to like watching me fly the CY over my other 3D Planes, the Crack Yak is BOSS.

How does flying the CY in RF 6.5 compare to real life?

Originally Posted by SuperBarlow

How does flying the CY in RF 6.5 compare to real life?

Its actually a really close representation of how it really flies. The CY in RF is a little too twitchy when hovering though. Its much easier in real life.

Got a couple of packs in at sunset, pretty windy so just cruising about.

Crusin on Crack (2 min 56 sec)

Originally Posted by Nimbus Dave

Have set up both the Crack Yak and the Crack Yak Lite with the identical 'lite gear setup'.
Results:
1) Finished build weight:
Crack Yak - 132 grams or 4.6 oz
Crack Yak Lite - 122 grams or 4.3 oz
RTF weight: add 17 grams or .6 oz to above weights (Nano Tech 2S 300mah battery)
2) Set up:
Motor: Dualsky 1620kv - 20 grams with built in ESC
Servos: D47 or equiv.
Rx: 3 gram
Battery: Nano Tech 300mah 2S (35-70C). 4.5 minutes of mixed flying uses 170 mah, thus leave plenty of reserve battery.
3) Flight results:
Very satisfactory in all respects. Extremely low wing loading provides for soft flight characteristics while still maintaining the precise control response that the Yak has become so respected.
I believe that anyone whom truly enjoys the concept of building lite, and the resulting pleasant flight characteristics, will not be disappointed. Both these fine machines respond very well to the 'lite gear' set up.

Excellent example of what can be done with some thought and effort. Well done. You have crossed the threshold and exceeded published specifications by a wide margin. Building heavy does not require much thought, building light to this degree requires thought and finesse....well done....enjoy flying lite.

Originally Posted by pilot_keeter

Its actually a really close representation of how it really flies. The CY in RF is a little too twitchy when hovering though. Its much easier in real life.

Any chance somebody will model the CP in RF?

Waiting for better weather.

Originally Posted by Nimbus Dave

Have set up both the Crack Yak and the Crack Yak Lite with the identical 'lite gear setup'.
Results:
1) Finished build weight:
Crack Yak - 132 grams or 4.6 oz
Crack Yak Lite - 122 grams or 4.3 oz
RTF weight: add 17 grams or .6 oz to above weights (Nano Tech 2S 300mah battery)
2) Set up:
Motor: Dualsky 1620kv - 20 grams with built in ESC
Servos: D47 or equiv.
Rx: 3 gram
Battery: Nano Tech 300mah 2S (35-70C). 4.5 minutes of mixed flying uses 170 mah, thus leave plenty of reserve battery.
3) Flight results:
Very satisfactory in all respects. Extremely low wing loading provides for soft flight characteristics while still maintaining the precise control response that the Yak has become so respected.
I believe that anyone whom truly enjoys the concept of building lite, and the resulting pleasant flight characteristics, will not be disappointed. Both these fine machines respond very well to the 'lite gear' set up.

Nice work! Do you notice a big difference between the Lite and Standard being that the weight is now so close? I bet they still fly very different.

Originally Posted by hercdriver7777

Nice work! Do you notice a big difference between the Lite and Standard being that the weight is now so close? I bet they still fly very different.

I believe I might best answer this by suggesting that the difference or, similarities, would depend significantly on flight style of the operator. You are correct in that they still have their unique flight characteristics, however with the added pleasure of extremely light wing loading. As always, both great machines......Cheers...D

Hello! I also made the CRACK YAK is a great model.
at this time with us is winter and there is no forecast for the flights. so I decided to fly in the room...

look:

CRACK YAK- HOVERING IN THE ROOM (6 min 3 sec)

equipment which is used in my model:

motor:HK 2204 1700Kv
esc:Turnigy PLUSH 10A
serwo:ailerons-TP SG92R ;rudder and elevator -D0510MG 5,7g
batery:NANO-TECH 2S 300mAh and ZIPPY COMPACT 2S 350mAh
propeler:GWS SF 8x4,3

Weight ready to fly: 170g

greetings!!

Nice at least when the Mrs gets back you can say you've done the hoovering just gota work out how to explain the chunks missing from the triffid

Like the anti torque rolls, those things just mess with my head.

My cy has a million miles on it. Been happy with how it holds up.

Originally Posted by hercdriver7777

Nice work! Do you notice a big difference between the Lite and Standard being that the weight is now so close? I bet they still fly very different.

How so?