Here are a few downloadable documents, in MS Word and Excel format, that you might find useful.

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• From Jorgen Neilson - translated Cockpit Cards - REALLY handy!
   
• Click here to download FAA Order 8130.2F , the document that governs Experimental aircraft certification and operating limitations.
   
• Installing and Setting The V530 Prop - Written by Jill Gernetzke-Hays and VERY easy to understand.
   
• Annunciator Panel Diagram. - Explains the operation of the warning lights.
   
• YAK52POH.DOC  is the Pilots Operating Handbook in MS Word97 format.
   
• M14P.DOC is a report written by a YAK expert for the NTSB after an accident to a YAK18T. If you have any doubts about the advisability of fitting a cleanup kit, read this!
   
• ADF.DOC explains how to set up the frequency selector in the YAK52 Radio Compass.
   
• YAK52 CHECKLIST.DOC is a checklist for operating the YAK52.
   
• The FAA Application for a Certificate of Airworthiness needs to be completed before the C of A is issued for your aircraft.
   
• This NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) form should be filed anytime you think you may have goofed! Accidentally flown into class B, Ground-looped, dinged a wing etc. Completing the form will provide a measure of immunity from FAA certificate action. (see AC 00-46A) 
   
• This excellent Excel spreadsheet, YAK UK Ltd, allows the calculation of a YAK 52 weight and balance. Download it and run it from Excel v5.0 (Office97) or later.  This is what it looks like: