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OK, I will try and keep an eye on that as well. Problem is I do not always fill up the aircraft to take note of the tanks but I suspect you may be right.

Thanks Theo will have a check of the O rings but hadn't noticed any issues. I refuelled on the weekend and they were pretty even so who knows. I also had some feed back of another aircraft leaving bundaberg and being ferried back to SA and they had exactly the same experience with one tank draining completely and the other still full. Glenn

Yo may just be right. I thought it was going ok but when I refuelled on the weekend there was still a 20ltr difference between the 2 tanks.

Should have known. My engine has not had the modification done even though according to jabiru it was supposed to be done. I would recommend anyone else who has a new 2200B that is close to the 2-28 range to check with Jabiru. My understanding from Jabiru is that all new 2200B engines should have the modification done by the factory. glenns

Maybe a combination as there are lots of different pilots flying the aircraft including students. So the initial issue may have been caused by overfueling when we left Bundaberg and not being aware of the possible consequences of this. Then as the aircraft is being flown by students etc some out of balance flight might be causing the not so drastic differences. i.e. 5 to 20 ltrs. One other piece of info which for some reason I didn't find relevant to bring up at the time (whoops) was the fact that the rudder and rudder pendals have required adjustment (new adjustable pedals were fitted a the last minute) and at one stage unless you kept pressure on the right rudder then you would be out of balance. I was obviously doing this but other pilots may not have been especially any students. So I will monitor but I get the feeling that the mystery maybe solved. Thanks All

Interestingly my engine is a 2200B serial number #29. Yes one number outside the service bulletin. Which should mean that mine was the first engine that had the modification done at the factory. I am still going to check if the mod has been done as after a call to Jabiru they were not over confident that my engine would have the mod. glenns

Yes, see first entry. I rang Jabiru as soon as the office was open and received the advise about fuel getting into the breather line of one of the tanks when they are filled completely to the top. This they said would tend to favour the other tank. This seem's to improve things by not filling tanks completely but thier can still major differences between the 2 tanks. glenns

Yes I can confirm that on the recent J160C's the fuel caps are keyed to prevent the vents facing backwards, I have checked and confirmed that. Drain test is next on my list of things to try.

Thanks for the great responses guys. I tend to agree with just about all the responses. None however explains our initial experience over 2 days where we were getting 1 tank draining completely before the other. I can assure all that balanced flight was not the issue ( at least in this case). This is a factory complete (recently) aircraft so header tank and all mods are done. At the moment when I check the tanks they are about 5 ltrs different so that seems to fit in with turtle and others comments. However over the last couple of weeks there have been significantly greater differences up to 20ltrs. Glenn

Has anyone had any issues with the J160 feeding fuel from the wet wings uneven. I have been having issues with uneven feed since the aircraft was picked up 6 weeks ago. It is not always an issue but quite often fuel tends to feed from only one tank and certainly not evenly from both tanks. It was quite scary when we were ferrying the aircraft from bundaberg and on the first stop we found the right hand tank empty and the left still full of fuel. After speaking with Jabiru they advised that this can sometimes be caused by overfilling one of the tanks which then block's a breather pipe. This then favours the other tank. I am not completely convinced however and would welcome any feedback from other owners. glenns

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I am thinking of flying over from Adelaide but still not committed yet. I am an RA-Aus pilot so can anyone suggest the closest field/club to Perth to fly to that is outside airspace?

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Thanks Ed, Sure thing. You can see it flying most days at the Adelaide Soaring Club. I have cross hired to the club and it is quite popular at the moment. Cheers Glenn

I was at the factory a month ago and I believe they do it at the assembly plant for you. I forget what they are called. Maybe AMI or something like that but if you spoke with Jabiru I am sure they would put you on to the right person. On my tour they showed examples of the different layouts they could do and the cad drawings and machine they used to do it. Cheers Glenn

Ah yes nothing worst than no heater. Thankfully they are now definately shipping with the heater. although we did discover that they had not connected it correctly at the factory and I was only getting engine heat from under the cowling. This was warm enough though on our trip back though Bourke etc. I am intending to be over your way late October - Meeting up with mates to go out on a house boat for the weekend. Weather permitting.

Hi guys, I had the pleasure of taking delivery of my new J160 - C on the 30th of June. It is a great aircraft and real value for money. We flew back from Bundaberg to Gawler in SA over 2 days and it was so comfortable and relaxing to fly. It really sits in the sky nicely. A major improvement over the old LSA's. The aircraft comes with just about everything you need for the $75000 inc gst price including. Cabin Heat, Electronic Turn co-ordinator, Wheel Spats, etc. Plenty of baggage room behind the seats (no fuel tank) with a baggage capacity of 36kg (subject to overall weight) which you can have to watch with the 135ltr fuel capacity. I also had adjustable rudder pedals fitted which are great because there is so much room in the J160 I could not reach the pedals. You are all correct about the wait time. I ordered mine in November last year !!! Well worth it though. Glenn

Sunset at Bourke - This photo was taken at Bourke Outback NSW at our overnight stopenroute from Bundaberg to Gawler after taking delivery of my new J160 from the Jabiru Factory. glenns