Tag: Yak 54

  • HK401 Gyro modifications for use

    HK401 Gyro modifications for use

    The first time I used a gyro on an airplane was on a DWFoamies Yak 54 (which has now been added to the RIP list due to a bad servo horn, read more about it here). The gyro I used was a $12 Hobbyking favorite, the HK 401B. The only downside of using this gyro […]

  • RIP: DW Foamies Yak 54

    RIP: DW Foamies Yak 54

    I like to offer a minute of silence for a lost airplane….[1 minute pause]. Goodbye DW Foamies Yak 54. I had a great time flying this plane. It was a great 3D trainer, and even better after installing a Hobbyking 401B gyro to help out with hovering and knife edge maneuvers. But where and how […]