AJW

It was great indeed!! For the Jabiru club of Africa, this is only the start of all the fun. We plan plenty trips in the near future!!

 

 

 

• 18 Jabiru aircraft from SA on Botswana trip.
   
  

 

 

 

• http://www.recreationalflying.com/forum/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=443&name=jabiru-flight-sowa-pans-botswana#watch
   
  

 

 

 

 

AvCom • View topic - Jabiru Dual Braking System

 

Look at this as well.

 

Ha ha, saw after the post " AvCom and BULL" This ain't no bull!!

 

 

Thanks Tomo, another one for you.

 

 

 

 

• Coastal flight, east coast, South Africa
   
  

 

 

 

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Must each layer dry first, or can you do all at the same time? Do you leave last plastic cover the final layer? How long do you leave to dry? What paint does one use?

 

 

Ultralights, thanks for a great post!:thumb_up:

 

 

So by the way, this is where I live.

 

 

 

And that's only what you can see....................................................................

U'r right, it extended underneath the cover for total length of 10 cm, but that's not the point. It was professionally repaired and is flying again.

 

My question was if somebody had similar damage and what the possible cause could be.

 

 

Hi, have you sent the photos to Jabiru in Bundaberg, give some advice?

Nope, only to local dealers.

 

 

Hi

 

I bought J430, 110 hours on the clock. I did only 3 landings with her. Had a hard landing first one, bounced but no problems with rest. After landing, I saw this crack in fuselage. There was no pax in back seats with my flight. Local jabiru agent unaware of similar type of injury. AMO working mainly on jab, said they have seen this before.

 

I got different opinions on the possible cause of this. I thought that the landing caused it, which would be scary, because it was not THAT hard. The person that fixed it, claims that it was a old crack that became visible after the hard landing ( rest under the cover).

 

Opinion one: Several hard landings ( previous owner denied) but WITH pax at the back, otherwise there is not an arm to bend the fuselage.

 

Opinion two: Several landings with aircraft in yawed position causing the back bending of the undercarriage, maybe with a congenital weak spot?

 

 

 

 

Hi AJW, another avcommer spreading his wings? Welcome.

Always a good thing!!!! This seems like great fun. Weather here only good for farmers, flying......nope.

 

 

Hi

 

I'm new here. I am in aviation as recreational pilot since 1993. Stopped for period 2000 till 2008 when I renewed again.

 

Just bought a Jab4, still waiting for final paperwork and might starting to fly her this weekend.