Like the title says; I'm a big fan of Y-wings, and I would love to fly a kitted out Keyan in a Y-wing (he was the only Y-wing pilot that survived the Battle of Yavin after all...). Something like:

Keyan (Y-wing)

Rage (1)

TLT (6)

R3-A2 (2)

BTL-A4 title (0)

A Keyan stressbot with rage would have disgustingly good accuracy, should clear all of his stress if he can double tap with the title, and can then perform actions as well. Maybe even throw vectored thrusters on him for repositioning ability. Would this be so broken that FFG would never put him in a y-wing though?

This horrid abomination of absolute ickiness is exactly why I'm glad Keyan is in a B-Wing rather then a Y-Wing. And you made it worse with Rage.

On a less emotional level, hypothetically, how worried would you be about keeping him alive? He's gonna get a lot of agro and (based on his ability and PTL slot, I'm assuming at least the same cost as Horton) he'll be at least a third of your list.

Ya, I think the biggest problem with him would be the target on his back: ~35 points, 1 agi, and the stressbot means he would probably get focused down fast. Maybe he could be paired with Biggs or someone carrying Jan Ors, but I wonder if that much of an investment is worth it.

Edit:

In a world without U-boats, a list with the above Keyan, Biggs+R4-D6 and 38 point Poe could be pretty fun.

Biggs could help. Him with R4-D6 and IA is 26. That would leave ~29 points for the rest of the squad, which could be okay.

I have really liked putting Jan on Keyan before, so that's an option.

The scary thing is, a Y-Wing Keyan might actually hit hard enough to kill things before they can chew through him, plus stress control.

Pfft the rebel answer to everything is add Biggs.

Pfft the rebel answer to everything is add Biggs.

and the Imperial answer is add Palp?

Pfft the rebel answer to everything is add Biggs.

and the Imperial answer is add Palp?

Not so much he's the core of imp aces you can chop and change the aces but Palpatine is the backbone.

You can get Keyan in a Y-wing in HotAC!

In a world without U-boats, a list with the above Keyan, Biggs+R4-D6 and 38 point Poe could be pretty fun.

Can we be sure he'd keep the EPT? Horton would certainly have had one in any other ship...

Kavil has an EPT. I think the lack of EPT on Horton (and possibly Dutch) was more to do with FFG still finding their way with early releases rather than anything inherent with the ship.

ohhhhhhh give me hundreds of new y wing pilots .... i will fly them all