mkennard

Did you work out why it suddenly happened (at 250 hrs).Suddenly getting hot must have been result of something happening.

What happened at "250 hrs" please?

He put a larger jet to richen the mixture, filed down the baffles a fraction to improve airflow and voila, the temps dropped 50C or more.

Unfortunately the heads are warped and leaking oil and I could get a rebuild but the estimate for that from Jabiru is quit high for a low hours engine. It's an early hydraulic lifter,

I ran the engine according to the POH and it is my first plane so a lot of learning in the process.

You just put a vision in my head of a rotec in a Jabiru, what a sight. I got 250 hours out of my jab 6. That's why the last week has been interesting because I need a replacement and went to OzKosh with that in mind.

you come back to the same problem every time, The only replacements (as yet) are expensive ( $10K + more.) and/or unproven. The Jab 6 was/is? a nice R.A.A. engine. Cheap,powerful, (but with reliability problems for some) Probably the closest price/weight alternatives are all Auto Conversions. Honda Jazz . Suzuki Geo or Take-off BMW, or, if you have ground clearance and want an aviation engine? then ROTEC takes the biscuit. Maybe just hope that the "chinese" Jab works out well. (excuse sobbing sound)

Does anyone know of an alternative to the 6 cylinder? I had a look at UL which looks good though expensive.

I'm at a loss. My 3300 only lasted 250 hours. I went to Ozkosh to see what's happening before I made the decision of which way to go. the Camit was looking preferable but wasn't 100% keen on converting my plane to a 24E.If I can believe Jabiru, I would wait till the new engine comes out but it's like Microsoft, this is the best product we've released but...

Was considering buying one this week.

Someone posted this document once. I can't remember where I got it from or who...

So you want to form a syndicate.pdf

So you want to form a syndicate.pdf

So you want to form a syndicate.pdf

I haven't read the book but sounds like something similar to the book 30 Seconds to Impact. That was a good read.

When they do these tests, wouldn't it be better if they tested the pilots in a plane they are familiar with? I noticed it was a twin and I guess it depends on the panel you are used to as well.

I've got an old CD in mine for reflecting

Maybe it's just the jabiru I'm learning to fly in, but during runups there is only a tiny drop in rpm due to carb heat. Would this equate to significant power loss at full power?

Be careful of brand new plastic since I had a lot of debris from the cans on first fill

Since it's wifi you don't need it in the front of the plane.

I think Mudge is starting to get strict about wearing the card. There have been notices sent around. I haven't had one for a few years but decided to since Wagga is a nice stop from here and I go to Mudgee a lot. From memory, not many fences surrounding the entire perimeter of many airports.

Can you take your politics elsewhere please.

I heard that Belmont was reopening...

how do they get 400 GE-90 engines into 167 aircraft?

I think it's a money thing. How can I increase the value of my place, buy cheap, get rid of the airport and goal achieved....

If you have a PC I guess PocketFMS. That's what I used to always use in Parallels on my Mac. I just checked the website, looks like they call it EasyVFR now. I don't use it anymore, just the data files for my skyview.

Circuits can be a challenge since there are some neighbours who complain a lot. Usually have to slip it in. I'm pulling power earlier in the circuit to get in these days. The J230 doesn't want to land some times. Turning base you really have to make sure you are coordinated.

As someone else said, not hard to get a cross wind and with all the trees and hangers, fun times.

Ozrunways will only show other Ozrunway users with active cell phone connections.

Did I read correctly that OzRunways and Avplan show other traffic from the software? It would be good if they could come up with a standard so they can see each others traffic for better situational awareness.