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Pilot 35% Yak teardown/ replacement

dhal22

GSN Sponsor Tier 1
After dozens of emails and months of trying to get rebuild parts from Pilot RC I gave up. I am just going to move everything to a new Yak now. Pictures of the new one as I swap everything over.

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I don't understand your having any problems getting repair parts from Pilot. Tony even sold me some covering for a repair. If you disregard the delay in shipping, you know that slow boat to and from China thing, Pilots' service was great! You model looks to be very repairable. I assume the cowl is toast and that may be the hold-up.


This may help, here is a link to a 37½% Pilot Yak repair I posted I on FG several years ago, https://www.GiantScaleNews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88490&highlight=54+Yak+story


Right now, my Yak is in the hanger having the fuel system re-plumbed, adding a choke servo and replacing an aileron servo that gave up the ghost. I should be back in the air in a few days.


Remember, old Bearly always sez,

"If an't round its square, FLY A YAK
and
"A bad day at the flying field is better than a good day of golf!"​
 

dhal22

GSN Sponsor Tier 1
I don't understand your having any problems getting repair parts from Pilot. Tony even sold me some covering for a repair. If you disregard the delay in shipping, you know that slow boat to and from China thing, Pilots' service was great! You model looks to be very repairable. I assume the cowl is toast and that may be the hold-up.


This may help, here is a link to a 37½% Pilot Yak repair I posted I on FG several years ago, https://www.GiantScaleNews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88490&highlight=54+Yak+story


Right now, my Yak is in the hanger having the fuel system re-plumbed, adding a choke servo and replacing an aileron servo that gave up the ghost. I should be back in the air in a few days.


Remember, old Bearly always sez,

"If an't round its square, FLY A YAK
and
"A bad day at the flying field is better than a good day of golf!"​


Emails and emails and emails and emails. Got 1 response with a shipping quote but no reply to whether damage photos were enough. Emails from august to January, finally just gave up.
 

dhal22

GSN Sponsor Tier 1
I don't understand your having any problems getting repair parts from Pilot. Tony even sold me some covering for a repair. If you disregard the delay in shipping, you know that slow boat to and from China thing, Pilots' service was great! You model looks to be very repairable. I assume the cowl is toast and that may be the hold-up.


This may help, here is a link to a 37½% Pilot Yak repair I posted I on FG several years ago, https://www.GiantScaleNews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88490&highlight=54+Yak+story


Right now, my Yak is in the hanger having the fuel system re-plumbed, adding a choke servo and replacing an aileron servo that gave up the ghost. I should be back in the air in a few days.


Remember, old Bearly always sez,

"If an't round its square, FLY A YAK
and
"A bad day at the flying field is better than a good day of golf!"​


Cowl is fine, I just tore the landing gear out. Dozens and dozens of emails, rarely a reply, maybe 2 total. Waste of time is what it was.
 
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