BigPete

The only thing close is a Jabiru J170c - Empty = 310kg MTOW = 600kg Payload = 290kg regards

So............ What goes up, must come down. :ah_oh: and Take off is optional, landing is mandatory, :confused: and It's better to down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here. and I bet most balloons these days are "Made in China".................. :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

Well done Ashley. :thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: Maybe its time to go from "Crashley" to "Flashley" :big_grin::big_grin: regards

Great News :thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: - I'm sure I can speak for all forum members and wish him all the best. regards

Hey Matt - $1.96 here in Echuca What do you think of the ski-lift at the north end of the strip? :big_grin: The first visit there I landed twice!! regards

Thanks for the info Brentc - one thing for sure - there is a lot of variations of Jabiru specs - mistakes on their web site doesn't help either. Maybe we need a database of all the differences?? regards

OK Brentc :thumb_up: - I'll bite :big_grin: - why is your jabiru faster in the cruise than the J230/J430? regards

Fantastic report JG - enjoyed it emmensely. :thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: regards

....see if you can copyright the phrase "Clear Prop". If we can charge every pilot on the planet (well at least all of Australasia) 2 bucks every time they go flying we might just make enough money to pay for this Japanese trip. :yuk: And so the government proceeded on their terrible quest to put in place a new tax on recreational flying - who was going to save us..... regards

No Mark - just curious ;) - and speaking of (curious that is) how's the aeroplane coming along - when is the official launch Would love to be there - what a buzz. :thumb_up: :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

G'day Paul - You know what I like about QLD? Whenever I go there - everyone's always smiling! :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

.....I hadn't spent all that moolah on the new roof, I mean, geez its not like it rains much any more.... .....and don't worry about the kids swimming in Warragamba Dam - when is the last time you saw a child exit the public swimming pool to take a leak The little darlings have been swimming in urine for years!! :confused::confused: Meanwhile back at OZStork headquarters..... :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

....enough corks to adorn the hats of every boy in the visiting "Indian Knackerless 500" choir during their 2008/2009 Australian Outback Tour - AND sufficient empty bottles to reach 2.3s time around the planet..... regards

......all politicians upon entering office must have the obligatory frontal labotamy before making any decisions. Any member still able to understand what is happening around him/her is immediatley placed on the back bench. I'm not going to spell check the above as I haven't had a frontal labotomy, but, I do have a (half empty) bottle in front of me........:hittinghead: regards

...may even make enough money to pay for the ink I've already used in the new printer. :yuk: (Ian (bless him)) had not realized (like everyone else on the planet) that allthough the new printer was only $19.95, the cost of the ink was on par with the cost of running CASA for a full year. Suddenly, the door burst open and there stood ........ regards :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin:

G'day Fitzy, Great to catch up the other day :thumb_up: - must come and land at your new strip once you've christened it. :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

G'day Mick, with the amount of polish on your Dova, I don't think the rain would touch it! Might be an idea to buy some floats though. :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

Damm - there's some good people on this forum. :thumb_up: Well done guys and girls for working it out. We all win. As aviators we all feel a certain loss when one of us departs. We all know that someday it could be you or I. this forum is a wonderful tool. And it works. :big_grin: regards

Fantastic guys - your posts have made me smile :) and I feel warm and fuzzy all over (could be the milo though). :big_grin: Derek - you do look well - (must be all that clean air you get whilst flying) :thumb_up: Matt and Kaz I have as yet not had the pleasure of meeting you. Soon I hope. Maybe at the Wentworth flyin next week? :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

I'm not 100% sure but I think you'll find that the STALL speed is a consideration to meet RA-Aus requirements (and LSA?). regards

AND :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: while we're talking about airfield's/ALA's is there any around Canberra that I could use instead of YSCB? sorry to hijack the thread - Jack. regards

I think that the problem is not the fibreglass tank, but the sealant they use to seal it with. This is "eaten away" by the ethanol. :ah_oh: regards

OK - Who's going to the Wentworth Flyin 7th & 8th June 2008? :thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: I have to work on Sunday, BUT Saturdays lookin' pretty darn good! :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: regards

What a bargain :thumb_up: - your own aircraft manufacturing business for around 300k. Now for 10 investors that's only 30k each......... :):):) regards

G'day Issac - As it's working fine - I would replace the cap with one of the same pressure, don't throw the old one away because if the new one changes things, you can go back to what you had and investigate further. If you're not sure about the current cap you may be able to have it tested to fnd out the actual pressure. regards