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For Anyone that was at Natfly and attended the Camit stand: - what's the cable system bolted to this 3300 crank case?

I saw that you posted a D-Motor clip on this forum so I thought that you may have had one installed.

Im running a Jab 2200A has 54 hours on it now.

Interesting; was the 'smart' person actually asking questions or just in the main telling Ian what his (the person's) opinion was? Questions are good when genuine information is being sought; pretty useless waste of time when they are just a way of forcing one's opinion down everybody's throat. There's plenty of the latter goes on with Jabiru engines..

They were there, hi-vis waistcoats and all, but there were very few planes to ramp check or even say hello to.

They had a stand at NATFLY the engine on display was a very neat & well built engine. Couple of noticeable changes they run a alternator, the base of the barrels are thicker. The was always a crowd at the stand every day I was there & the chap that ran the stand was well informed with his product & even being bombarded by one blokes smart arse questions. My personal opinion I think its a lot stronger engine than the one Jabiru is selling. But the only way to prove it is flight time to see how it will hold.

Arrived back from Temora this afternoon I did not see a CASA Inspector the whole time I was there from Wednesday to Saturday. That doesn't mean they weren't there.

Im not a RAA member but if I can get an excuse to get off work & go to a Flyin who ever is running it Im there. The only thing that will stop me flying is the weather. (then I'll drive)

Ill be flying in don't mind paying for my passenger for a good day out.

Plane is all packed & fuelled, ready to take off tomorrow morning. Weather looks good for the weekend so far.

Anyone flying into Wings over Illawarra, this year you have to register your aircraft so that you will be emailed a ticket. Your passengers will have to pay to get in. If you don't register & your flying in you will have to pay as well. All this info is on there web. I guess they have realised how much more revenue will be made in doing this.

Short clip of a flight down to YGLB the other week end.

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Thanks eightyknots great read.Metalman I realise there are huge advantages to a 912 but I have two issues. The difference in price means the difference between flying sooner or waiting a lot longer to purchase and secondly it might be a sick fetish:sorry: but I love 2 strokes.

BLA82 If your at Temora for Natfly over Easter I plan on flying my Xair Hanuman there your welcome to have a look over it.

If the weather is good will be flying in either Wednesday or Thursday.

Get rid of Joyce & the bean counters that have been pouring Qantas profits into Jetstar. Put personal in charge that know how to run an airline.

Well this forum use to be very informative. Now all it is just a slanging match to see who has the last word. Im over this shit!

Sorry to hear what has happened to you. I know insurance isn't the cheapest thing around but having that public liability is peace of mind. The SAAA work in conjunction with QBE insurance for its members for cheaper policies. Does RAA Aus have anything on offer to its members? If not might be something the members could put to the board at the next AGM.

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Had a similar problem with my 2200. Replaced the pressure sender fixed the problem. Being a mechanical sender there is a little diaphragm inside this can foul up. I replaced mine with a solid state sender.

cheers

Having done some research and spoken to a client familiar with the X -air it seem to me that the construction is very similar although the Skyranger appears to be a simpler construction. It is certainly stronger in the undercarriage and generally appears more robust. The biggest point of difference to me is the fact that the X-air will only take a maximum 80 hp whereas the Skyranger is happy to accept 100 hp (much more robust) giving an extra 10 knots extra in cruise. Most 100 hp Skyrangers cruise at around 90 knots, I believe the X-air would struggle at 80 knots cruise with 80 hp.As to the strength of the straight tube and bolted construction, I have seen the results of three accidents involving Skyrangers (none the fault of the Aircraft) where you would expect some serious injuries to the occupants. In all three cases the occupants escaped with only very minor injuries and some bruising. Two of these aircraft are flying again at minimal expense.

I believe there are also supply issues with X-Air at present.

 

As the Australian agent for Skyranger and Nynja I am not unbiased but I am trying to be objective.

 

Greg.

Hope this helps.

Tony

But, how easy is it to fold the wings on these?[/quoteDont know never had the need to fold my wings.

Also the 912 is heavier and needs a radiator and oil tank and despite what you say they do stop and they have been known to break crankshafts and sprague clutches I also have a H with a jab in it and I'm very happy with it light quiet and good on fuel.

Has anybody had experience with using Pearl in their paint ? and does the pearl go in the base coat or in the top coat ?The effect I am after is to take a mauve/ lilac from a solid colour where it joins up against a striking color, then fade it as it gets further away .

 

Something like the light color purple that Toyota used in their Starlets. If you looked directly at them you would see the purple, but by looking at them from an angle they appeared to be a lighter shade of purple then disappearing into silver once you looked along them .

If you need any more info Im happy to help out.

Hey XAIR, you may have misunderstood what I was trying to say here.As an RAA pilot, you do not have to carry a medical unless you are an instructor or are required to for medical reasons. RAA aircraft are not issued with Maintenance Releases which is why we need to have those little stickers displayed saying that people fly in these aircraft at their own risk.

 

If you are checked at a fly in such as Natfly then it would be fairly reasonable of the inspector to assume that you have flown from somewhere else to attend and they are really asking if you have done sufficient flight planning according to the rules to safely conduct the flight. My reference to what the MTOW was tongue in cheek as it has always been a standing joke that the aircraft is not ready to fly unless the paperwork equals the take off weight - a joke so lets keep it that way hey!!!

 

I applaud your attitude but it is fully within the inspectors right to ask if you have done a weight and balance or other planning which is not in your list