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Jaba-who I built it and certified as 760Kg from the start. Mike

I have one registered at 760kg, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

Lithium batteries are well known for requiring a warm up before they crank at full capacity. The recommendation in vehicles is to run the headlights for a few minutes. MARKDUN, do you have any more details regarding the blue smoke and molten copper, particularly what overheated and what melted. Mike

One that i made using the ADSB pi link that was available on the Ozrunways site, although I used a Gen 3 Raspberry Pi and didn't have to buy the wifi portion. I am not sure that the link exists anymore, at the time I saved it to my hard drive for later use, which I used when the time came to put it all together. I am planning to change the card to a stratux version and introducing traffic into my MGL EFIS at some stage as well.

On mine the Oz traffic is light blue and the ADSB traffic (From Raspberry pi) is dark blue

Landed there a couple of years ago, just rang the resort and they sent someone out, even though we were only in a tent at the campground. There wasn't a charge. Mike

skippydiesel This is what I had envisaged for attachment to the cap when I was thinking about doing the same thing. Mike

If you use using a bladder what about just a hose on the cap and use your foot to compress it the bladder and force fuel up the hose, then when it is light enough you can lift what is left. Would take the same pressure either way.

Jaba, Here is the link to Aircraft Spruce for the radio, they have increased in price since the move to the USA, I'm pretty sure they used to be $1095. MGL V6 VHF AVIATION RADIO TRANSCEIVER from Aircraft Spruce Mike

The V6 is still available from Aircraft Spruce and MGL USA, who I believe now manufacture it as they purchased the licence from South Africa.

Jaba These may help. Also have a look at the MGL V16, only two place intercom though. (Rainier did say that it could be wired for 4 places if you used identical headsets all round) Mike Dual v6.txt Dual v6.txt Dual V10 diagram 25-May 2010.pdf Dual v6.txt Dual v6.txt Dual V10 diagram 25-May 2010.pdf Dual v6.txt Dual v6.txt Dual V10 diagram 25-May 2010.pdf

Yenn In a radius of 10 miles from where I grew up was, Nowhere else, Paradise and Hells gates. Mike

Ben Just out of interest where was the beach pic taken? Mike

I thought the backpack may have been fuel, didn't really look like a parachute, but was definitely wearing an inflatable yoke.

spacesailor, when were last at Dalhousie and how hard was it to get permission to land. Everything I hear suggests it is quite difficult. Flew over the top a couple of years ago and wasn't game to try our luck with a landing.

Tassie weather is definitely changeable, all the more reason to arrive overhead with more that 30 mins fuel. Quite a few strips an hour away from St Helens that wouldn't have been obscured by sea mist.

I am running Ozrunways on a Samsung S8.4, no problem with processing or freezes. Just a little disappointed at the development speed of the Android version, missing a lot of features of the IOS version. I fly alot with a friend using a Mini iPad, if I wasn't so biased against Apple I would have bought one for the added capability with Ozrunways. If I were to replace this tablet with another Android I would probably look at the Samsung S2 for its faster processor (Compared to the Tab A)

If you need to save some weight then the Ocean Signal PLB (PLB1) is a very small unit, a bit more fiddly to activate as well. Doesn't have the battery life of a dedicated EPIRB but with GPS location being transferred on the first Satellite pass the inbuilt homing signal (121.5) isn't as important as it was. Whatever you get I strongly recommend that it is GPS enabled, makes a big difference to rescue times. Mike

Or is it the cost and preoccupation of building a plane that leads to a dearth of both.

Bex, What do you anticipate your design will be built for?

Yenn, not really any further progressed. I still like the J430 for the ease of construction and simplicity. The idea of a low wing SP4000 appealed for the engine more than the airframe, although the carrying capacity is a bonus. I want an aircraft that can do long distances with a fair bit of gear, hence the 4 seat bias. I suspect I will end up with what I originally planned, a J430 with a jab engine.

No aircraft is ever cheap but where can you get a slippery highish performance aircraft like the RV9 for much less that 100K with all the fruit. Even a Jabiru 430 will cost about 100k once you put in a second radio and Transponder.

Jabo-who, That is what I had originally planned, build the airframe and wait for the engine. I like the idea of the Rotax, one downside is that they don't really like Avgas though. I am just being lazy wanting Avgas, it is very handy to pull up at a pump and fill up on airport.

It is interesting that an experimental RA build can fly in CTR, a friend was advised that he could not fly into C or D with his home-built Jab under RA reg, even though he had a full PPL. I will ask if he had a reference for the restriction, or whether it was simply word of mouth.

There has been a few posts talking about the costs of Lycoming services etc. I am interested to know if there would be much difference between Rotax/Lycoming if you were doing all your own servicing and repairs (Excluding rebuilds). Would the initial cost savings of a Lyc be eaten up by the ongoing costs when compared to the Rotax. I have been assuming the actual fuel costs are about the same when you match performance between the engines. I am ready to be shot down but one would think that it is roughly the same amount of fuel per HP, although the Rotax may be a little more efficient based on the given figures. I have flown many hours in a Jab, a few as a pilot and many as a passenger, and am confident that the J430 airframe would do for the flying I want to do, which is multiday trips on the mainland and beyond, especially at 760 Kg MAUW. The SP4000 drew my attention for it's carrying capacity and the addition of a traditional aircraft engine at what appears to be similar running costs, to the Jab when powered back to match it's performance. I also calculate the Lightwing could probably be built for slightly less than the cost of the Jab. The only real concern is the ongoing cost of the Lyc, especially if something goes wrong with the Lyc. I should also add that a 914 in the Jab would tick a lot of boxes, but would add at least 20k to the build price.