Turbycat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I have to report the loss of a pilot today. This sadly occured during the second flight of my new Seagull Yak 54. Didn't think I'd pulled that many G's!! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde Speedbird Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Well I have never seen that in a real Yak! I had quite a mixed day today, 4 flights with the Funfly. Engine still having problems. Dad did the first landing, one of my landings was fine, another fine but in the field and a bad one where it hit the parked Wot 4 Foam E! No damage to either plane, and I've learnt a lot! I had a go with the Wot, and landed that perfectly. New tank for next time, so the engine should be alright. The plane has some small scratches but is still perfectly airworthy, so actually it was a success! CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Turby,I wonder, how he landed in a state of decapitated ?...... Jo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbycat Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hey CS, it's not a bad day if you take all all your models home in the same number of pieces that they arrived in! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde Speedbird Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Posted by Turbycat on 28/07/2012 21:30:02: Hey CS, it's not a bad day if you take all all your models home in the same number of pieces that they arrived in! Andy Very true! Already looking forwards to the next session! CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 if they are going to lose their heads due to a few G's...time to replace them...he reminds me of weasel(ronnie) at the greenacre's do... ken anderson ne..1 .... weasel dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakMad Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I had the same problem on only the second flight with my Seagull Yak, I re-attached the head by key hole surgery so as not to damage the canopy by trying to remove it. The very next flight the body part of the pilot then started to come away and as the pilot is made of very brittle plastic it was not a clean break-away, it was only stuck to the sticky film base. My solution was to cut around the base of the pilot keeping as close to the outline of the pilot as I could so I could extract the pilot thru the bottom of the cockpit. I repaired, repainted and added support to the pilot by running a short length of dowel though the base and up into the head, the model has now flown numerous time since without a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have noticed on a hot day here, my pilots get very woobly due to the hot glue that holds them in place. Note to oneself.... Use epoxy instead. Also, the magnets that hold canopies and cowlings on often pull out on a hot day due to the glue melting especially on foamies. Another note to oneself.... Leave the plane in the shade when not flying. Queensland can be a real hot place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thanks Panther... just what we all wanted to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Olsen 1 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Posted by Panther on 26/02/2013 10:44:18: Queensland can be a real hot place. When it is not underwater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Agreed, Tim - he's winding us up.... Oete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill @ Elite Workwear UK Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thought this thread was about me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yakmad remind me never to ask you to perform surgery on me ,that dowel sounds painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chambers Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Posted by Panther on 26/02/2013 10:44:18: I have noticed on a hot day here, my pilots get very woobly due to the hot glue that holds them in place. Note to oneself.... Use epoxy instead. Also, the magnets that hold canopies and cowlings on often pull out on a hot day due to the glue melting especially on foamies. Another note to oneself.... Leave the plane in the shade when not flying. Queensland can be a real hot place. Also in extreme heat, some receivers are known to fail - notably Futaba FASST. I'm also aware that canopies are known to melt and warp too. Luckily we very, very rarely have such problems here in the UK! Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chambers Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Btw, its a bit ironical that our pilots fall apart easier than the 'free' toys you get with a happy meal... If such thing happened to them, it'd fail the toy safety standards (for the CE mark), there would be a mass recall campaign and a import ban! Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Posted by Simon Chambers on 26/02/2013 21:36:56: Posted by Panther on 26/02/2013 10:44:18: I have noticed on a hot day here, my pilots get very woobly due to the hot glue that holds them in place. Note to oneself.... Use epoxy instead. Also, the magnets that hold canopies and cowlings on often pull out on a hot day due to the glue melting especially on foamies. Another note to oneself.... Leave the plane in the shade when not flying. Queensland can be a real hot place. Also in extreme heat, some receivers are known to fail - notably Futaba FASST. I'm also aware that canopies are known to melt and warp too. Luckily we very, very rarely have such problems here in the UK! Si. True Simon, the canopy on my T28 has bowed and all the styro inside the cockpit has gone bubbly from the heat, Very dissapointing. This decided me to order a balsa/ply model next and guess what, all the film covering went saggy in the heat. So I had to recover the entire fuselage and reshrink the wing film. (see Sukhoi in my photos) My Sukhoi now has a red fuselage. Looks better anyway. Edited By Panther on 26/02/2013 22:56:25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieren MacGregor Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I had the instrument pannel come off in mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I may have decap' proofed my little driver, time will tell..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Just done some tests with an Eagletree G meter. Pulled 14.6G. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hi Peter What was the manoeuvre that pulled that much? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I wonder if I can get mother in law up in a Yak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Posted by savedbytheground on 08/03/2013 19:43:15: Hi Peter What was the manoeuvre that pulled that much? John Vertical dive with hard pull outgenerated 14.6. However normal full throttle aerobatics and the model pulled 13.2 G Take off pulled 3.2 G. That was a 3lb 12 oz model with a Wankel engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smalley Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 hi guys anyone remember my seagull sorry er i mean graupner seafury review where i mentioned the pilot had lost his head, well it seems that seagull have changed the design for cheapness my old pilot in my yak54 has been absolutely fine, now however in seagulls attempts to make stuff cheaper the bodys are no longer solid, as a result they are fracturing and the solid heads are falling off, what is going on with seagull they are getting worse!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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