J170 Owner

Yep, but if you speak out you're a racist, homophobic or a pedo, even if you speak out against rising electrcity rates! Vote ME in as your benevolent dictator and see how things change. Yes, you may fear me, but you WILL be happy.

 

 

Don't use kilometers. Use nautical miles because that is what aviators use. You will quickly get used to it.

 

 

sorry whats asc?

Adelaide Soaring Club. Just for the record folks Thier is actually spelled as their.

 

 

If I sit in a plane (Jabiru) for more than about 90 minutes you have to get me out with a shoe horn.

 

 

My Jabiru costs about $80 a week just sitting in the hangar. But, it is great to be able to fly when and where I want and do over nighters etc. as previously mentioned.

 

 

I'm sorry I posted this king thread....

 

 

Are you sure it's the board? I have fixed a couple of these and found it to be the Xeon bulb that had failed. If not its most likely an IC or transistor. I would replace them all. Go to Aztronics at gepps cross as Jaycar have bugger all in odd IC's

 

 

Mardy

I think after 35 years as an electronics technician I could determine that the board was at fault.

 

 

Bummer!!!

Hello young man. The strobe is not a mandatory item so I can fly without it. Over $100 for a new box so I shall give fixing it my best shot. I'll ring Jacar tomorrow to see if they stock some bits I suspect are dead.

 

 

Hello. My strobe has failed. The fault is in the control box, not the light. Pulling the box apart and a quick check with the multimeter shows the fuse link on the PCB is open circuit. Without a circuit diagram it is tricky to fault find. All the semiconductors measure as expected but that's no guarantee they're all good. So, anybody got a circuit for a "Single magnum SMART STROBE made by Kuntzleman Electronics"? Standard unit fitted to the Jabiru J170C

 

Thanks.

 

PS: I am an electronics technician, I know what end of the soldering iron to grab!

 

 

I am a member.. I am easy to find..I am the guy who looks like he would bust into your house and take your stuff LOL. Often seen hanging around with the Microlight guys... Oh that's cos I have one of those trikes...Mardy

With the huge growth in tattoos and everybody wanting to look like a ganster or thug or bad-ass-bikie these days it will still be hard to pick you out. Having said that, two of my favorite sayings are "you cannot judge a book by its cover" and "there is often wisdom under a shabby cloak".

 

 

Hi Compulsion,Great taste in dogs mate . Yeah its a great shot , it was taken by a friend of my wife's on a bully site on the book of faces .

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This is my bloke, he is a big sook :)

 

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Jason

No matter how many beers, whiskeys or ports, you will never make that look foxy....

 

 

Well hells bells, you will have the best plane at the airfield.

 

 

I reckon we might even find a few round here that can transmit morse, not only receive it! Facthunter perhaps??

 

Actually, it is easier to transmit morse than receive it. As a HAM radio operator I did morse years ago and could easily transmit ten words a minute but could only manage five words a minute on receive.

 

 

Blame climate change and the dumbing down of education.

 

 

Damm Jabiru engines.....

 

 

I could put a list together, it's been a while since my last holiday, got my travel boots on!!

Excellent! I get the food, booze and credit card, you, phone ahead and arrange the dancing girls...

 

 

Can you give us a list of words we cannot use?

 

 

If we get the long hot dry summer that has been suggested then move over, because I'll be heading your way Johann.

 

 

Using my Garmin Nuvi to keep track of my track. I cannot justify spending big bucks on an aviation GPS when a car GPS for < $200 does one just fine. Used only as a backup to the map and compass.

 

 

 

 

I just load my GPX file from the Garmin into Google Earth. Great way to see how well you maintain track on a nav etc. Curious, what were you flying?

 

 

Have there been any studies using total hours in operation showing that Jab engines are any more or less prone to failure. The old argument is there are a lot more jab engines in service so therefore more failures. But what is the reality when lined up by hours flown across all other engines? I am new to flying and all i hear is how bad Jabiru engines are. If this is the case then I will stop flying as I really Dont want to end up dead from a hobby.

It gives me the shits to hear bagging of Jabiru engines, especially from folks who are not qualified or do not have the data to support their claims. I OWN a Jabiru and it has never missed a beat. I used to fly Warriors and have had 'scary incidents' with their engines coughing up blood. Keep flying, it is still safer than driving to the airstrip, and remember, an engine failure in itself is not the problem, it is the landing that follows. Just get that right and everything will be peachy-keen.

 

 

We had a tail wind most of the trip and the sister ship 0949 landed back at wentworth with approx 15 liters on board after flying the exact same route. These jabs use about 12 liters per hour and hold slightly more than 60 liters. We run them at quite slow revs due to the 90 knot vma limitation hence the low fuel usage.

Now, this is interesting. A lot of jab engine problems are caused because of misuse rather than being crappy engines. One of the misuses is continual running at low revs. I am not a mechanic nor do I try to pass myself off as knowledgeable in that area (although I have rebuilt a holden red motor and a Triumph 650 twin!). I cannot recall exactly what problems occur if you run the engines at too low a power setting for too long. There is a service bulletin that mentions this. So, having said that I wonder if the operators are doing the right thing or should they be looking at a different propeller or something?

 

 

Excellent! The beers (or milky bars) are on you!

 

 

Yes as BHI is a "security controlled aerodrome" with RPT.

Bourke and Broken Hill are security controlled, however, you can land there, refuel and leave without an ASIC. This is because you do NOT have to cross the fence to access fuel. What makes me so mad, so very bloody mad is that Aussies have to go through this BS and yet some Ghandi who has been in the Country six months is likely to be the security guard who challenges you.

 

 

So, if I land at Broken Hill, fill up my tanks and depart, I'm breaking the law?