The company was started and is run by '94 British aerobatic champion Mark Jefferies, and supplies Yak and Eastern Bloc aircraft worldwide. To date, as well as the UK we have supplied YAK aircraft to America, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Holland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Yak UK holds factory dealership with Aerostar Romania
and is in partnership with Termikas, Lithuania
who hold JAR145 approval. Our maintenance facility provides top technical support and also supplies parts (largest spares stockiest for Yak in the West), and because our engineers deal almost exclusively with Yaks they know the aircraft intimately.
As well as the usual sales and maintenance we have, and have had various projects running:
- The rebuild of a Yak 11 operated by Mark as G-BTUB. Flown by himself, it is a regular on the airshow circuit. The company flagship.
- The rebuild of a second Yak 11 found in Czech republic. This YAK 11 has just been completed (June 2000) for Manfred Ruche, Classic Aviation, Hanover, Germany.
- The repair of a Yak 1 fuselage to airworthy condition and the supply of parts for the projects' completion for Guy Black at Vintage Aero Engineering. (WW2 fighter)
- The supply of systems parts to John Garrick in the States for a Yak3. (WW2 fighter)
- A Laser Z200 (G-VILL) which we built from drawings, and in which Mark went to win the 1994+1998+1999+2000+2001 British Aerobatic
Championships & placed 3rd in the World
We are the owners and operators of Lt Gransden Airfield (EGMJ), and in addition to hangerage and parking we can also provide:
- Excellent Yak conversion and aerobatic training with Ian Austin at YAK City (Lt Gransden, EGMJ) and SKYTRACE at Halfpenny Green who use Russian instructors and specialize solely in Yaks.
- Air displays in YAK 11, YAK 50, YAK 52 and an aerobatic team of 7 YAK 50's (Aerostars) also the
Extra 300s
- Anything else on Yaks which you may care to ask us.
- Engine overhaul shop with JAR 145 specializing in Radials and out of production vintage engines.
SKYTRACE
Skytrace have developed a full type check out for Western Pilots to graduate fully onto the Yak 52 with the maximum attention paid to safety, for further information see SERVICE & Training tel + 44(0)1384-221031
