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Would it be a case of use once and you will have a problem or would it be a build up effect

Was just reading notes from Jabiru engineer in respect to a chemical called Toluene which is found in some automotive fuels. Apparently this substance reacts with the sealant in the Jabiru fuel tanks. A particular brand of fuel was named as a common factor (I won't name it but you can look it up on their site). I have started using Caltex Vortex 98 and have not seen any issues. Has any other operator experienced problems with the fuel tanks and if so what fuel has been used? Can anyone in the petroleum industry enlighten us to prevalence of this substance?

Don't have the details but give Coffs Aero club a ring on 02 66522992, someone there may be able to help.

Now that looks like a lot of fun.

I reckon if we made a thing that could carry between 5 and 8 people, made it out of very thin metal and plastic, allow it to travel at 100km/hr but capable of much more... we could have a lot of these things running about travelling towards each other at closing speeds of 200km/hr and we will keep them separated by a 4 inch painted line. About 3500 people a year will be killed in them and most incidents won't even make the news. The person in charge of this thing will have very little formal training, mostly by a well meaning family member, they won't need to be deemed medically fit until they hit old age and there will be no security checks or a need to be able to read signage that we would put up everywhere. There would be no requirement to regularly prove that you are still competent. We could call them.... "motor cars"...... I hope for two things.... that we stop accepting this many deaths as par for the course and that we never never get this blasé with aviation related fatalities.

OMG Scott you have a camera mounted external on your aircraft.... You will be straight off to the Bastille, no parole......... What a fabulous video, thanks for sharing. Great to see Vince has his aircraft flying.

Bet ya rudder it would...........

Yep done and forwarded to others not on this site.

The crew at RAA must be working very hard to get this process back on track. My rego ran out at midnight on 12th and I received an email advice of renewed registration on the 13th. Got to be happy with that. How is everyone else fairing?

Yes Lark, thats sort of what I am getting at. I don't think we need to legislate the use of them in aircraft however as per the original question, how many are already using them and what were the pros and cons. Even with the harness tight, it would still be possible to sustain a momentary loss of control due to a bump on the head from severe clear air turbulence.

Yes VFR, on motorcycle helmets, its strange how we need legislators to make these laws to protect heads that aren't smart enough to want to protect themselves.....

I would suggest that you have not been flying for very long and with an attitude like that i would go out on a limb and say that you may be a danger to yourself and others in the sky. There are old and there are bold pilots but not too many old bold pilots. I don't mean any offence just my gut feeling.

All those years of riding motor bikes and I would never have considered not wearing a helmet. The guys and gals in the lighter aircraft and ag pilots were them... why don't we see them used in other sport aircraft??? Just giving this some thought, it would be a little uncomfortable but reassuring if that day came (like on a bike) where it may probably save your life. Whats your thoughts?

And don't forget if you ever need to venture into CTA either transiting or landing, the only way is is you have at least a PPL. It may be some time before these privileges are granted to strictly RAA.

O.K, my renewal advice arrived the other day. I have a factory built J230. Apparently I need to supply photos of the right hand side of the aircraft with rego number, Photo of MTOW and warning placards in cockpit (no specifics there). Jabiru have been supplying the same info to RAAUS for a while now so presumably all Jab (2007 onwards) owners will need to supply similar. Jabiru did inform me however that they had supplied photos of all warning placards in the aircraft and have this on my file at the Jab factory, for some reason RAAUS does not have this detail. Hope this helps other Jab owners.

What a great thing to see a young person who appears to be able to handle an aircraft so nicely and with the right level of confidence. Thumbs up must go to her family for supporting her to fulfil her dreams. Good stuff Sabrina.

I have an Odyssey in my 230 which is 6 years old and not a hint of problem, but as with most batteries it will just die suddenly one day.

Yep I got that Italian bit wrong, he was actually Dutch born and died in Switzerland so well picked up John.

Remember that old italian bloke Bernoulli???, his theory might just answer your question.

A wide gap will place more load on the electrical system i.e a greater electrical potential so it would be possible in theory to have a rough running engine while under load.. As electricity will take the path of least resistance and may very well try to track across a bit of carbon around the plug. Thats the way I understand it anyway.

Too wide a gap or too narrow Motz, did they say ????? I have just closed the gap on mine to help with the cold starts in the minus 10-15 part of the country where I live. So would be interested to hear their theory on that.

I was talking with RAAus today as my renewal is due in July. I thought that I might be able to see if there was anything on the file of my aircraft which may be deficient. They won't tell you. You just have to wait until they send out the renewal notice then after you pay they look at your file and then advise you if anything is missing. One thing mentioned was that a photo of both sides of the fuse with the rego numbers is needed, possibly so that air services don't miss out on camera footage to send you a bill for a landing fee. I then rang Jabiru who were able to provide so much more info to me. They had on file everything that they had supplied to RA Aus on initial registration, they also advised that they have provided the same information for the past few years without issues. They have clearly had no problem gaining initial registration in recent days and weeks. So fingers crossed my renewal may be a smooth process.

Kaz I understand what you are saying however it is also a requirement (In most states) that you carry your drivers licence with you and have your number plates attached whilst driving a car, and there are penalties for not doing so, but any insurance company would be hard pressed to knock back a subsequent claim if at the time of an incident you weren't carrying your drivers licence with you and your plates were in the mail. There is an encumrancy that the RAA process renewals seamlessly provided that the holder makes payment to that organisation for such renewal. I appreciate what you are saying, however I think that the point of law would be an interesting argument in court. If this thing is not sorted out in a timely manner we may very well see how that argument goes. Just my thoughts.

What is the process of installing nav lights on the tips of a J230 wing. Is there a cavity which wires can be passed from the wing root or is it too late once assembled?

Had the same issue when my aircraft was new... this is not a fix for your problem but will give some confidence that the new windows won't suffer damage while in the hangar until you have the problem sorted. The crude method I used was to cut the bottom third off a plastic oil bottle and fabricate a piece of wire to hold them as a catcher for any drops whilst the aircraft sits.