Jabiru7252

So many folks who flaunt their ignorance it's a worry. I know of three aircraft that landed in wheat (or similar) fields and got wrecked. Two due to rocks and one due to a log. If a Jab went into trees it would do a lot better than most other aircraft. Jabs are know for their tough fuselage.

Bruce Lee's grave, Boeing Factory, Space Needle.

In the same article they call it a Cessna and a amateur homebuilt that was 30 years old. Dickhead media.

A Jab with a Rotax - now that makes sense. Stick around, prepare to be amused...

Is the crackle affected by the volume control (if yes it's before the audio stage). Used to be fun working on the old gear. I am amazed at how expensive a simple AM transceiver for the air bands is. These days they should be no more than $200.

A techo's worst nightmare - intermittent fault. Has the radio been powered up on a bench and left running? I'm a (aging) radio tech and used to fix two way radios when they were the size of shoe boxes and one could identify the various components and stages. I downloaded the service manual for the A200 - seems fairly straight forward. I fly out of Gawler and live in the northern burbs of Adelaide.

What's the problem with the radio?

A friend once said "Live each day like it was your last". Well, if I did that I'd be in jail now.

Is there a max seat weight on LSA aircraft? I know a fellow who is 130kilos dry and no way would I take him up in my Jabiru. He wants to learn to fly but alas, his weight problem will not allow it in LSA aircraft I am sure.

By Jove you have it! Taking the negative root works for me. The part under the root (-n+2)(-n-2) should actually be written as n^2 - 4 I think you'll agree. Weather was nice today so I flew.

a/b + b/a = (a^2 + b^2)/ ab is a better way of showing the math because the ^2 means squared.

By the way aa is NOT 2a - think about it. If a = 3 then aa = 9 but 2a = 6.....

Doesn't work. Did you try before posting this? let a = 2 and b = 3, then n = 2.16666667 Your solution (using my numbers above makes a = -1.333333... when it should be 2.

Shite - I have made a blunder. The original problem should be n = a/b + b/a not a/b + b/c so I apologise there. I think you'll find it somewhat more challenging. It would be nice to be able to enter equations nicely like in Mathcad or similar software.

You cannot move the bc across because of the addition between ac and bb. You have forgotten brackets, n=ac+bb/bc should be n = (ac+bb)/bc The solution involves a quadratic equation. Believe me, if you take less than an A4 page to arrive at the answer, you're probably wrong!

If your maths is good, please solve this for me.... if n = a/b + b/c then re-arrange for a. Unlike those who are NOT math gurus, we do NOT need to have values for the variables, just show me how to re-arrange and I'll buy you a beer. I'll let you know that I finally solved it but only with the help of a mathematician and a white board full of scribble. I am a math nerd but I am not a math expert - there is a difference!

Err, isn't dicking around why RAA pilots have such a bad reputation? You're not playing with a hot rod or motor bike in the shed, it's an aeroplane. Service and maintain the thing as per the pilots operating manual and we'll see fewer accidents and incidents. I'm sure the greater proportion of Jabiru engine problems are from people fiddling and tinkering.

Oh please, let's give it a rest...

You know, I have never been to Tasmania or Western Australia. Maybe I might just fly myself in my trusty J170 to Bindoon.

Well, as they say in the Officers mess "Ripper Nipper, Paint Stripper"......

So your insurance company is happy to cover a pilot with perhaps 10 hours experience for the same rate as they cover you with (say) 500 hours experience? Also, to hire is not the same as jumping in someones plane and going for a blast. If I could 'hire' my plane out that easily I could earn at least a grand a week. Having said all that, I maybe completely wrong as I am getting old and vaguely remember being wrong once, many years ago.

People cannot simply 'hire their aircraft'. My insurance mob requires me to name anybody who I intend letting fly plane and supply hours on type etc. They may then say no way, too few hours. Because you are a low hour pilot, insurance companies would want my first born on a golden platter before they let you fly my plane.

I have 200+ hours in Tomahawks, Warriors and Tobagos. It's not about left/right hand with me. I'm just saying it feels weird to fly in the right hand seat.

If I'm flying an aircraft with the stick between the legs (unlike a Jabiru or Savannah with a centre stick) then I can use either hand on the stick. However, if I sit on the right hand side and fly then it seems weird to me. Kind of like driving a car in the States I guess. felt weird for the first few days.

I can use either hands (with the stick between the legs) but I do have a problem if I'm flying in the right hand seat. It just doesn't feel right.