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18 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Thanks Onetrack 

 

Started life in imperial, (the Devils system) took to metric like a duck to water. Hated imperial ever since especially aviaton imperial. Perversely, still do some things in imperial, flying (partly M) tyre pressures & human height - weird!

 

Back to "O" rings - I was hoping thet the valve ring might be a standard. Mine have yet to leak, so would like to put some on the shelf, for when they inevitably do. 

 

Already had the specifications - just don't know if suits my valves.😈

 

Buy he size you reckon then some the next size down and some the next size up. plus the metric and imperial thickness.  Try best to suit.  As I  said just temporary get home.  Then fit new item.  loss of fuel is a real buggar.

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I reckon best to replace the valve with a new one.  I carry two small size O rings as temporary repair in my spares kit but the seal is a square o ring shape.  You can buy them ex USA, but best just get a new whole item.

15 minutes ago, PureCaboose said:

I am in YMIG, and I use John from the Oak for everything that is beyond me (for now).

 

Part of owning my own plane is expanding my knowledge and experience. In the technical manual there is no spacer, so i am curious as to why it is there, and who put it there now that I think of it as the plane has been L2 maintained to date.

 

Building a platform/brace for the engine hoist so I can lift the wing to get the gear off. New brake disks to go on and balance the very much out of balance wheels.

 

If I can't work it out, I will call John. I though I would asks here to what knoweldge there was. My bad.

 

PureCabosoe

You could send images to Jabiru and ask about this, as if you need any other parts they can be sent with the rubbers. Would be a shame if you need two postage’s and await a second delivery. Great that you are getting to understand your aircraft’s build. Let us know what you find out. Cheers.

PS never know may have only had an over length bolt. If so you will need a correct length one.  Just a guess.

On a side note a good friend of mine told a story from his father who flew in New Guinea during WW II said that pilots had their breakfast on return from their mission.  Their breakfast included an egg and the ground crew would ask him who got the egg if he did not return from the mission.  Just a nice story to share from those times.  Eggs would have been a valued food and in short supply.

There are reports now that the Captain had some health issues over recent years that took him from flying for some periods, and a family death had occurred, and he was cleared to fly again after that recent absence.

Also investigators will consider if the situation arose where the person switching the FCS to off sought to cover the action by asking the other why they moved the switches; such typically occurs in some crimes. Just one of many questions the investigation team may chase.

38 minutes ago, madhatter said:

The 1675 is the factory recommended weight. The J430 has been around for a long time.

1675 lb is 759.7kg and will fit the Australian RAAus new class 'G' two seats (MTOW 760 kg).

Seems that 3 secs and a bit after liftoff the cutoffs happened; I'd expect the flying officer would have his hands on the yoke and throttle; therefore the only person to operate anything else is the other pilot in the cockpit.  So looking like that person is the suspect at present at a guess.

I have a dual USB from Jaycar and soldered in the mod RFGuy suggested a few years back to eliminate clicking noise and working great ever since.  Used often to charge mini ipad and iphone with no issues.  Most recently on an 11.3 hour trip of 4 hops.

The Vixxen A32 is probably the better aircraft in the 600kg group compared to the Jab 230D in my opinion;  you say you have flown 32's and the 22's; and also worth noting is the 230D empty weight is in the 270 Kg range and the A32 is 320kg so have around a 50kg plus for the crew, fuel and other cargo weight.  (Vixxen A32 is 280kg available and 230D has 230kg available)  The Jab 230D can carry in excess than a MTOW of 600kg and good for the new Class 'G' group.  

14 hours ago, Keith W said:

A while ago I fitted a usb outlet into the panel of my J230 Jabiru to keep my iPad charged as I’m flying, I bought it from jaycar and it worked fine for a while but now it doesn’t charge although the charge icon on the iPad screen is green, can anybody recommend a good replacement thanks Keith.

Are you using the same connection cord? If so It may have corroded contacts.

Just completed an enjoyable trip from Palmyra at Mackay to Longreach, then Charleville, then Roma and then home to Palmyra.  Total flight time was 11.3 hours (engine hobbs) over 6 days.  OAT was down to 6 at times so ordering a cabin heat unit from UK today so better prepared next trip.  Had gloves but thin socks and light sport shoes so a bit cold, however not unbearable. My wife Sandy enjoyed the trip.  Also the armrest I have been using over the last year is very comfortable and worked great and is better with the chain to adjust the height / angle (Firm feel, no springiness the cord made) it is turned up and away for takeoff and landing. 

51 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Nearly all take-offs are done with reduced thrust  to improve engine life.  Nev

Also prevents throwing a con rod. (Yep, know we’re talking jet engines, just and old saying) 

Nice cool flight Charleville to Roma 1.8 hours under the winter skies. 12 then 18 knot headwind. Rotax purred along nicely. Greeted with low fog reported AWIS as 650 feet agl at Roma but actual was 450 last 2 miles in.  All good when confirmed airfield sighted. Marked an alternate LZ strip at a property I orbited over sorting out under fog visibility and looking for other traffic before moving over to join downwind. Gloves were handy in the Queensland winter of 11c will order a cabin heat kit; meant too after last winter.

Nice 2.6 hour flight from Longreach to Charleville arrive 4 minutes earlier than the flight plan a mix of light tail and then head winds plus some showers under the dark sky areas. Both airfields are in beautiful condition and excellent cafes there for mid morning breakfast. 

2 hours ago, BrendAn said:

fantastic trip. how many hours flight time

2.9

Dam iPhone images posted from phone

First time at Longreach, pleasant conditions. Great strip and cafe. 12 degrees so not too bad. Plus at variable tailwind 10 to 20 knots.

7 minutes ago, Red said:

Thats not practical at all

Why not, engine requires new crank but needs hours either enhance run times or just run engine for  50 hours. Gets you to Jabs requirement

On 15/6/2025 at 1:52 PM, shajen said:

I also think Jabiru has done an awesome job in initiating this recall. 
But I’m having a few other issues with this which is causing me a few headaches.

Back in Feb I had a couple of flights where I had an oil leak, appeared to be from the crankshaft front bearing. Bit worrying for me as it only had 100 hours on the engine. Then I had a “whoopsie” and ran my Jabiru into a ditch, broke the prop, damaged the cowl and pulled off the nosewheel. Got the run out test on the crankshaft ( is that what it’s called?), that was fine but the prop flange was damaged. Anyway, had it trailered for repairs. 
Before they started repairs the recall from Jabiru happened.  Thought they might replace the crankshaft sooner.  But it seems that since I’ve only 100 hours my Jabiru is way down the list. I can’t get it repaired , even at my own cost because no crankshafts are available. I can’t fly it because basically the crank is “twice” compromised. And Jabiru won’t fix it until I have 150 hours on it.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place! 
Any ideas welcome? Anybody got a spare non recall new crankshaft sitting around?

Jenny

Fire the engine up and ground run for 50 more hours; no risk as not airborne.

On 23/06/2025 at 11:55 AM, danny_galaga said:

How about 'built in prop strike' 😄

I like the method of adding the dynamic balance weight to the spinner 🙃😁😉

7 hours ago, red750 said:

Resurecting this old thread - there are a number similar.

 

I came across this image, and know what it is, but thought I'd see who else knew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows takeoff in northern hemisphere and landings in southern hemisphere airfields.🙃😊

9 hours ago, onetrack said:

Another point is that India is the home of some pretty destructive critters, such as rats. If a rat got aboard undetected and chewed up important electrical componentry or wiring, and thus damaged redundancy features as well, that would go a long way to explain how "foolproof" aircraft systems could be damaged to the point where redundancy failed.

Bit like the Cockatoo that chewed wiring on the Gilmore Rocket at Bowen.

24 minutes ago, RossK said:

Greasing Caliper pins is very common and good practice to stop them seizing.

Bendix Brake Lube

Absolutely agree, that's the tube I have an have used for years. Sort of expensive f you only want a bit for one or two jobs.

Any chance of a collapsed wheel bearing causing disk rotor to lean into brake pads?