Peter Driscoll

Plane vs engine I have had a foxbat for 12 mths - the plane is great but not as fast perhaps as I expected if you just want to go steady - I have had trouble with the engine though and have fitted additional parts - oil thermostat, auxiliary fuel pump, fuel pressure gauge and now carbie heat (coolant jacket to downstream end of carbies since I experienced carbie icing under high humidity in the tropics). I will be keeping the plane - I like it, I have just lost my absolute faith in rotax, although some of this has to do with how the engine is configured in the plane - I previously had a 582 in a drifter for years and had not a speck of trouble

Hello, I am from Townsville, fly a Foxbat but have mostly flown a drifter since 1997. I like surveying waterbirds and shorebird from the air and traveling distances, regardless of the time involved and coming across new airstrips, places and experiences. It will be good to pick up on news on engines and planes and track down people who are perhaps had to face similar problems or issues whether with flying, planes or engines. Cheers, Peter