planesmaker

Long straight edge chocked up to centre height of wheels across the front of tyres and a builders square on outside edge of tyre. Simple really.

Go for a C182 better performance and throttle back to C172 speed for similar fuel burn. Just a little more expensive in maintenance. Or you could try a 4 seat jab with turbo rotax for better performance than a C172 at 17lt/hr!

Tom

Great little aircraft very happy with mine. Tom

Yes a truly wild place. I have searched a few times for it and you could literally be only metres from it and not see it especially after 32 years! Tom

Well what a difference 72 hours makes. Got back to Aus from NZ and spoke to some people in the know and also rang lots of people who have had experience with conversion or trying to convert. I cant say everything because it would be unfair to do so as some things we where told we where told in confidence.But to cut a very long story short. We spoke with about 8 people who have done or tried to do conversions and the news is not as rosy as you might first think. Yes there are happy campers out there, but in short, they didnt get there quickly, cheaply or within the boundaries of what we are prepared to go thru.

 

So we have aborted the mission. Im shattered as a Jab powered by a 912is in my mind would be an amazing aircraft. But its in my opinion not achievable yet, within the time or money limits i can put into it. If i was rego 19 and doing it myself , i think i would still do it.

 

Anyhow live and learn, stumble or fall over get up and move on with a smile.

Y

Is it light on the stick inflight?

Hi all, has anyone flown their skyfox/gazelle without the rudder springs on the pedals or the aileron centering springs, the reason I ask is I have a problem flying straight and level and keeping the ball centered, it won't fly "feet off" and after a couple of hours it gets very tiring to have to keep weight on the pedals, unless there's a rigging problem I might be able to tune out of it, cheers Matty

I am sure it won't be too much of a slug at climbing with only 100hp at least no worse than a C 172. Though hot and high ops might use some runway. I mostly only use 100hp for takeoff in my J400 and at about 600kg gives 800'/min. Tom

I do have a constant speed prop though

what sort of $$ does this cost?

Can a vh registered jab 430 be converted to rotax 912 uls and still have 700 kg mtow?If not can it be done and swapped to raaus rego and if so into which class and what mtow?

Fox worker

what do you if new spars are needed?

100% glycol has a no pressure boiling temp around 180'C but add a little water it drops dramatically even 90% is only around 130'C or maybe less I can't remember the exact figure now. Tom

Hey thanks that is so much better :) Tom

I have moved the Back To Top button to the very bottom right corner (10 pixels from the right side and 5 pixels up from the bottom)...that's the best I can do however if anyone prefers it back to where it was then please advise...it was higher before as it interfered with the Instant Chat bar which has been removed now

Yes using iPhone. If it was in the corner ok but it sits part way up the page. Just very annoying. Tom

You must have only been using a small mobile device to view the site over the last 4 and a bit months...it helps to give more detail so I know what you may be talking about...but the "Go To Top" button HAS been on the site since April, just over 4 months ago, however on small mobile devices (i.e. not ipad) then you were seeing a non-responsive cut down version of the site with a lot of features removed, but now small mobile devices use the new industry standard of "Responsive Design" which the site is now developed in so you can access everything the site has to offer on a small mobile device but in an easy compact way

Sorry to disagree but it only appeared yesterday. Gets in the way of reading posts. If I want top of page I tap at top. Yes I realised the go to unread post was only missing because I was not logged in, silly me.

How do I get rid of the annoying 'top of page' icon? Tom

I reckon people are reading the market incorrectly here... If Recreational Flying is to become a truly popular past time/hobby for the larger audience including younger people (rather then only the self funded retiree/highly paid executive/miner etc etc as most are who fly now...lets face it) then these sort of machines if certified for hire from schools could have a real future... I reckon what you want is a sub $40K fly away price to make them economical to hire at say $80 per hour...single seat and suitable for fledgling pilots ...20 hours dual should see most students in a single seater doing a circuits and building experience ... I think there is a huge untapped market out there waiting to be exploited...

Only $4000 cheaper? Not much in the big scheme of things especially for a new design without years of proof testing. I am sure it could well be a good engine but only $4000 cheaper and a lot less parts going into it? Give me a well proven engine or make it really worth my while to try a new engine. Tom

Just to add to OME's post, leak down should be done with engine warmed up. Cold testing could have quite a bit of variation. Tom

Turbo jab , well ill be !Care to fill us all in on the details ?

Mike

I like to be a little different and fitted rotax 914 to the j400 I was building. Very happy with it. Take off and climb performance better than standard jab. Cruise 115. @ 17lt/hr. Come and have a look at Narromine if you get a chance. Tom

My 4yr old and I hope to flying in and camping we will come in the Turbo Jab! Tom

Another point about Natfly, for me, the exhibitors are not the main attraction rather the comraderie and talking to other builders etc. I am not sure how this can be achieved physically at Temora but I am sure things can be rearranged to bring the whole thing closer in. I suggest studying the aerodrome plan and look at different arrangements to try and make it work better. Tom

I believe that one reason Temora is not as popular is it is just too spread out. At Narromine the planes and exhibitors were all there together and one could walk around and talk to other builders etc. having planes parked tail to tail puts a lot more aircraft in a smaller area. I did never get around to catch a bus to look at some planes at Temora. It really does not create the atmosphere like Narromine had. My 2 cents worth. Tom

That is an excellent video thanks for that. Never stop learning. Tom

Permission is required but to my knowledge is never given. But you can try. Pity, it is a beautiful place and a good airstrip. Tom