FlyBoy1960

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2020/03/loss-of-control-in-flight-brm-aero.html

Dont dream about the engines, give hours operating for your comments to be valid please

Great idea but the fact is, this was a licensed raffle and has to comply with state rules and regulations put in by the lotteries commission or somebody else. They are in breach of the regulations by not giving away the prize as specified on the day that the raffle closed. If we had a stronger state government then they would be pursuing the people behind the event for compliance to everything they signed up for when registering the raffle/giveaway. Me, I would not be buying anything because there could be some chance that it is not even legal to sell while of goods exist. If you purchase the goods (aeroplane) it may be a remote possibility that sometime in the future some sheriff comes knocking at your door saying you have purchased something illegally. Do you want to run that risk by purchasing an aircraft that should be part of the raffle/competition before all legal recourse has been exhausted by those who entered the competition ?

You are not allowed to mark the instruments on the glass face. There are reported fatalities where the glass face has rotated because of vibration. I was having a look on the Internet last night to get more information. All markings must be permanently mounted on the face of the instrument not on the glass

This was doing the rounds of our club members. They reckon its a Bristell footage

Soneone has to ask. Is it LEGAL to go and put other markings on an airspeed indicator in a certified aircraft ? I suspect without manufacturers approvals and listing the changes in the aircraft POH I think you would invalidate the airworthiness certificate. Having said all of this however the information in the video was quite good

Rotax engines do fail but I DO remember correctly that it was not apples versus apples in the comparison because the Rotax engine statistics also included two-stroke engines which as you know are far less reliable in operation and endurance. This artificially made Rotax engine is worse than they are (the 4 stroke series). Anyway, natural selection will eventually prove who is correct in the long-term. It is really a shame because I would like to see an Australian product succeed but when they claim there are no problems and never have been any fatal accidents because of the Jabiru engine it becomes very difficult to believe. I just had a look at the Jabiru australia website and this 'sample' is typical of many of the advertisements of used aircraft for sale. Sure, there are some there that have the same airframe hours as engine hours but they are usually under 500 hours operation. This J160 is in top condition for its age – 2006 Factory Built Total of 1460 airframe hours and 470 engine hours 2097 airframe hrs, 742 engine hrs on engine since full rebuild Engine No. 22J725 Engine Hours 156 Airframe Hours 1872.1 Total airframe hrs 733, Engine hrs 482 2003 Level 2 built, 612hrs, top end overhaul @ 500hrs Total airframe hours 1010, New factory engine fitted by Jabiru in 2014 139 engine hours why are so many people passionate about an underperforming product when it comes to endurance and reliability ? I think it is just human nature, we all like to think we are pretty smart people and make informed decisions. Nobody likes to look stupid in front of others when it comes to their own actions or experiences and I think this goes in line with a lot of Jabiru engine owners. They know that if they wanted to buy the Rolls-Royce of engines and they should probably go for a Rotax but for other reasons unknown, they could be on a budget, it could be the engine supplied by the manufacturer they have to choose what is an engine of lesser reliability. Because they made this decision they need to defend their actions and get quite defensive when people point out otherwise. It is a little bit like which football team is better or which car manufacturer is better, there are good and bad in everything but the point I am saying is that there is no way a comparison can be made between Jabiru engine and the Rotax engine for reliability. Sure, the Jabiru engine is cheaper, and that could be acceptable to some people for having reduced reliability. Let's say you only fly 50 hours every year and it looks like you are going to get 10 years worth of flying before you have a problem based on what I see on the different forums so for many people this could be enough time for them to enjoy flying later in life and that is sufficient for their requirements. Nobody is ever going to win this argument because there are so many opinions (mine included as an example) but it is not really fair to scream from the top of the hill that you own the best aircraft engine in the world when statistically you don't if you own a Jabiru

Then why dont the Rotax engines fail ? There are thousands more in service than Jabiru in Australia, run by the same dumb pilot people and you just dont see anywhere near the failure rates. One day the Jabite's will face extinction !

This one took a little more work - It's a Cunningham Senior Aero Sport and it looks like the photo was taken at Oshkosh just south of the "Theater in the Woods"

Dova Skylark ?

I think it was all helped by the wet runway. If it was dry with good grip the result may have been different. Either way its still a long way from a good landing.

The one at our airport has a much wider entry than the imade from RED 750. The bar is in front of the seat base, so the opening is much, much wider. I tried to get infor today but the owner was not at the airport, sorry.

There is one from 1998 at our airfield, I know because its written on the side of the plane/pod. I will ask the owner for some more info, he flies it a lot locally around the area. I might see him tomorrow at the airfield so i will let you know.

Google it, your an expert at everything else BLOCK

You are all "pissing in the wind" and all have wet shoes Is there a way i can block this thread never to be seen again in this new system, That option seems to be gone

The current direction is wrong to go to Hervey Bay, the current along the coast in summer is southerly.

Read about this recently http://hy4.org/ Can cross the Atlantic on 8 kgs of Hydrogen. 1 kg of hydrogen costs 9 Euro per kilogram (Euro). The only byproduct is water when the aircraft is in operation The hydrogen is generated by wind turbines of a night-time when there is lower electricity demand. Ideally it would be an ocean wind turbine generating the hydrogen because it can use the saltwater for the process (I don't pretend to know how this works on just repeating what I read) Expected to cross the Atlantic for under €100 before the end of 2020. More. https://hydrogeneurope.eu/aviation-0

Unusual, ducted fan for propulsion ? Cant see a propeller. No clearance for tail strike either.

The "perfect" aircraft doesnt exist, the "best" aircraft is based on what training you are doing and location. At Jacobs Well we have Slings, Foxbats and a few others used in training and they all go pretty well. A LOT of Slings come back for rebuilds when they are damaged (because the importer is there) so we see a lot of broken ones being repaired so they do have some weakness problems, the foxbats have also been down as well, same thing, nosewheels. No Jabs used here, i think there are 3 on the field from about 80 planes, just not popular and no real positive comments either except from the guys who own them. It comes back to what your goals are to what is the best plane to train in. No use training in a Sling if you are going to be flying a CUB from outback areas. No use in training in a CUB if you want to fly a plastic fantastic from sealed runways. I hope you understand what I am trying to say.

You should all keep dreaming with these fantasies. Opinions are good, but sometimes they need validating with actual hard data, not just plane xyz is fantastic. There are more used Jabiru nosewheels in hangers around Australia as ornaments than their are recreational planes. Data, Data, Data, way better than opinions only. Sorry i am being harsh but thats how it is

I cant find anywhere that it says that in the report ? Or is it just casual gossip ? I would imagine this is a MAJOR problem if true.

The factory closed years ago, there was one at out airport with a 582 and it struggled. They need a bigger engine. Reports were they flew well but were hard to get in and out of. The one at our field was sold maybe 15 years ago and then got written off some months later in a fire that started with a welder. I think i remember them saying there were 3 or 4 imported one day when Nick Sigley was talking about them

Does anyone have a DynaVibe for sale ? They are so expensive new. Please PM me with details

Its slow for me saying "resolving host" for about 15 seconds then opens the page ?

This is unnecessary in a Rotax engine installation. If you are getting a dirty belly it means that your propeller is pitched too high and you are excessively loading the engine during cruise