I have enjoyed this forum, but a Moggy says above, and with the recent Bader Enigma story, the forum as dropped to a level where it is not enjoyable. Voice your opinion, and remember it is just that ‘your opinion’ and not everyone will agree. This is no reason to slag each other off.

Let’s get back to the real subject AIRCRAFT, new/old, Cessna/warbird, who cares as long as it flies.

Willitfly

They are not my comments, as I said lifted from pprune, comments of Genghis the Engineer. It was offered as advice, not as a negative “don’t build”. Maybe these are not easy builds and why there is not many flying.

I for one would like to see more, and with further information may consider a build. But if all my time is taken building no time left for flying, which of course is what I would rather be doing.

I agree MC, good program.

Lottery money should be used to allow all these heros a last chance to fly before its too late.

Wooden inserts in the well, then sit on a piece of foam.
I use the wooden insert even with the chute as I am a short arse.

Our Yak is on the British register, and we were given exemption from displaying the G reg. Until 1998 when the CAA changed their minds. This was due to the CAA being unable to verify our colour scheme was not an accurate reflection of a DOSAAF Yak.
Despite letters from Russian Authorities we had to yeild and display the G reg, spoiling the a/c looks.

I have a Yak 52, great aircraft, will do all manoeuvres in aresti catalogue 2 up with full fuel. Becoming more expensive to run now on the G register, what out for the airframe MPD currently issued by the CAA.

Just bought a Firefly, only flown a couple of times, its no Yak, but much cheaper to run and still +6/-3 G. It is also well equipped for cross country flying. Despite 160hp and VP prop its still a delight to fly.

Hamtech

The MPD’s for Yak aircraft are listed here http://www.yakuk.com/mpd.htm

The only one not listed is the 1998-017 R3 MPD regarding
airframe life limitations and overhaul life, this is probably
because the work needed to be carried out has not been
agreed with the CAA yet.

Yakrider

Hopefully this thread will spur others to note things down. It’s sometimes frightening how fast time flies!

I agree, I wish I had recorded my Dad’s stories from the war, and now it is too late. I have his medals, photographs and medals, and proud of them.

He never wanted to talk about his experiences during the war, maybe because he felt that because he wasn’t aircrew his contribution was negligible, although the ratio of groundcrew to aircrew must have been something like 20:1.

The ground crews do have good stories, and their contribution was extremely important, what good is aircrew without a plane?

Get those pens and recorders out, and record history while you can, I wish I had.