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Thanks for your reply rick-p. I never had problems with Lycomings, Continentals, Rotax, etc... The only engine that failed while airborne was the Jab. I'll never fly it again ...

 

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Thanks, Dazza 38.

 

 

 

You're welcome, BlackRod ...

 

 

 

Hi BlackRod. I had the opportunity to visit last year CSA and Roko in the Czec Republic, and meet Milan, the "brain" of NG4, a SportCruiser derivative. I bought my plane last year in August, flew about 70 hrs with it and am fully satisfied. Like its name says, its a good cruiser.

 

The Sting is also a good plane. It is faster, nicer to play with, but less comfortable for long journeys and has a smaller range ...

 

 

See you in Lagos next time you're there. Pls let me know when as soon as you know ... I'll pop (fly) in with CS-USE to eat a good cataplana with you and Gerry ...

 

Regards,

 

Duarte Fernandes Pinto

 

 

Yes, Gerry's Pioneer. I spent most of my time in the X Air but an hour or so in the Pioneer. I had never flown one before so I wanted some time. What a beautiful flying machine (I own a Rans S6S but am looking for something faster). That was fun to fly.What is the PiperSport like?

GDL, follow this link to my blog to see a lot concerning the PiperSport, also known as the SportCruiser, built by CSA (Czec Sport Aircraft). I bought it in the same place I met Gerry Breene for the first time, in Monte do Lago. A friend of ours (www.aeromarine.eu) sells them here in Portugal, as well as the NG4 and the Eurofox (Aerotrek).

 

A wonderful LSA airplane (600kgs) with BRS, wing tanks, variable pitch, etc ... , in which I can easily travel nonstop from Lisbon to Barcelona ...

 

PiperSport CS-USE

 

Next time you come to Lagos, tell me so that I fly by to show you the bird ... I have a lot of fun flying it ...

 

Regards

 

 

 

Gerry Breene's Pioneer 200 with Rotax engine ? I saw it in Monte do Lago airfield 1 or 2 months ago. A nice little airplane ...

 

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Thanks for the welcome, Glen,

 

Now I fly a very safe PiperSport with Rotax 912ULS.

 

Watch it flying all over Portugal and Spain:

 

PiperSport CS-USE

 

Wish you all nice flights and safe landings ...

 

Duarte Fernandes Pinto

 

 

 

Thanks for your comments ozzie, David Isaac, GDL, kaz3g and BlackRod.

 

Now I fly a safe PiperSport. Watch it flying all over Portugal and Spain ...

 

PiperSport CS-USE

 

Wish you all nice flights and landings ...

 

Duarte Fernandes Pinto

 

 

 

A partial power loss due to a Jabiru 2200 engine failure forced me to land my Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200 (CS-UPK) at low tide on an empty beach in Portugal ...

 

Wonderful landing, without a scratch ...

 

No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve adjuster jumped out during flight ...

 

More details, pictures, video and portuguese authorities (GPIAA) official report in my blog:

 

Pictures of the Landing, Video, Official Report

 

and

 

Pictures of Jabiru 2200 Cylinder Head and loosened Valve Adjuster

 

PS: Use google-translator bar on the right side of the blog page to get english text version ...

 

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Alpi Pioneer 200 - Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure - Forced Landing on the Beach

 

A partial power loss due to Jabiru 2200 engine failure forced me to land my Alpi Pioneer 200 CS-UPK on a beach in Portugal ... without a scratch ...

 

No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve adjustment screw jumped out ...

 

More details, pictures, video and portuguese authorities (GPIAA) official report:

 

Pictures of the Landing, Video, Official Report

 

and

 

Jabiru 2200 Valve Adjuster

 

PS: Use google-translator bar on the right side o the page to obtain english text version ...

 

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On 18-06-2010 I was obliged to make a Forced Landing on a beach in Portugal due to a problem that happened with one Jabiru (2200 series) during flight in my Pioneer 200 CS-UPK. The exhaust valve adjuster got loose inside cylinder head nº 3 leading to a partial loss of power and huge engine vibrations. The engine berth withstood the vibrations, otherwise this incident would have been fatal. The cause was human error in maintenance.

 

If you want to know more please follow these links and visit my blog, where I published pictures showing the airplane rescue and the engine parts that failed :

 

Forced Landing

 

Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure

 

I wish you all good flights ...

 

 

Last Friday (18-06-2010) I was obliged to make a Forced Landing on a beach in Portugal due to a problem that happened with one Jabiru (2200 series) during flight in my Pioneer 200 CS-UPK. The exhaust valve adjuster got loose inside cylinder head nº 3 leading to a partial loss of power and huge engine vibrations. The engine berth withstood the vibrations, otherwise this incident would have been fatal. The cause was human error in maintenance.

 

If you want to know more please follow these links and visit my blog, where I published pictures showing the airplane rescue and the engine parts that failed :

 

Forced landing

 

Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure

 

I wish you all good flights ...