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Warren,

Adding to what Brian said, when selecting an oil type, main factors to consider are budget, climate and flying habits...

If you fly your airplane regularly any oil should work fine.... ...

Sure... there may be great applications for this technology, but it would be impractical to use it as an airplane or helicopter. It's more specifically, strength to weight ratio. Although it only ta ...

Francois, sorry I didn't realize you mentioned the name of the aircraft in the title of the thread.

Have you considered the option of doing the overhaul overseas and then just installing the fin ...

The viewing windows are a “private” modification, and I know the person who does them.

Let me check on that and follow up with you by PM.

Carl

Copy. Another source is Aerostar in Roman ...

Francois.... what propeller and aircraft models are you referring to?

This would help to provide a more specific answer to your question.

Carl

Hi there Friends

My prop is coming up for o ...

Didier,

Ilia Palamodov told me they have the exact light bulbs you're looking for in stock for the Yak 18.

Call him anytime and he can ship it to you.

Carl

Good day

I am looking f ...

Didier,

Ilia Palamodov is located in the Paris region and he sells lights and bulbs, external and internal, among many other parts for Yaks.

+331.45.34.54.68 (office)

+336.14.48.75.85 (mobil ...

Dennis, it's Carl K Schels Jr

Phone 1: 715 617-7370
Phone 2: 715 362-2021

he's located in Eagle River, WI

Carl

There is a Yak expert in Eagle River, WI that just might have a set of
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Reno air Race... I am not only saddened by this tragic event.... I never expected anything like this accident to happen.

There is still uncertainty of what actually went wrong, some early conclus ...

Grayson,

Adding to what Tom said, if you have the stock fuel system, you should definitely not go beyond a 1.5 hour maximum leg until you have flown enough to determine how much fuel is left afte ...

Jim, thank you for your comment. I have the most admiration for Dennis and hearing from him is always welcome.

I agree, a great pilot is made by a great flight instructor and a flight instruct ...

Dennis, no big deal.... : ) The wording of my post was a bit unclear and it could be confusing. thanks for the input.

Carl

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Dennis, thanks for being my grammar instructor today ... I'll be more clear next time. Let me include the entire statement with some additional commentary in parenthesis, so it's easier to understan ...

Thank you Dennis. My mistake not to have made it more clear that I was talking about a somehow (hypothetically speaking) related issue on a Yak 50 and why it should be taken into consideration, aside ...

Philip,

it depends on the amount of crosswind… Using flaps during a serious crosswind will increase ground effect and drift after touch down… so although it’s against normal written procedur ...

Did you check why is out of place?

Although this most likely is not related to the issue you’re experiencing, it comes to mind a Yak 50 that had a gear up landing few years ago because a right ge ...

Armin,

Try to pay particular attention to determine it is "engine roughness or vibration"... particularly when there are no engine instruments indicating trouble. Roughness comes and go ...

The Yak 18T was built as a capable IFR aircraft but to Russian standards... with just an altimeter, an ADF as the only navigational instrument, a combined DI and a gyrocompass. The quality of these i ...

I would be skeptical of any transition training consisting of just 5 hours of ground instruction and 5 hours of flying time in any aircraft... Smile

It is not difficult to get into a flat spin through ...

well said... in other words.... there is a difference between minimum requirements and competitive qualifications to fly any aircraft...

Minimum criterion will generally consist of quantitative dat ...