FlyBoy1960

It's not from April 1st is it ?

With all those esky's they were heading to a PARTY ! Could be Easter Eggs ! (hopefully not blood or donor parts)

Could also be rf getting in the line, disconnect the mic plug and test again, noise gone, problem solved. Still there, try above.

Probably flew too far from the airport and the extension cord disconnected ?

Not a joke, someone put the G really close to the D on my keyboard, can you change please.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/one-man-flew-solo-around-the-world-this-is-his-story/ss-AA18x3qZ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=91176da708db4dabb54066b77ade3e0d&ei=8

Day 2 ?

let's say in the UBER turns up to take you somewhere. You don't get in and ask to see their licensse or their maintenance records for the vehicle. There are risks you must take in everyday life, your bus driver today could have chest pain but he won't tell you this when you get on the bus, he thinks it is heartburn. At some point you have to take responsibilitty for living.

It's hard to get good footage and an air show unless you have a flightline pass. I thought it was okay myself. Anyway, did anyone notice the Ferris wheel in the background of a few shots ? I hope the Jabiru display is not near the Ferris wheel ! Tongue-in-cheek of course 😂

Look at all the oil staining on both upper and lower parts of the elevator/HZ stabiliser on the left hand pilots side. Where does the exhaust exit on the Jabiru ? Just on the left or on both sides ? The dust makes it really visible. Lucky to get out of this accident, ejected ? Looks more like vertical damage rather than forward, but thats just an uneducated comment. (which i am good at)

Cant beat the original screw it's from JG3, Still have a set, they wont die.

"Sacrificial anodes can work in some situations" That must be why i maintain my good looks, and my wife gets older !

I think it will fly again. It showed on the news the recovery and the wings were in proper wing stands, the fuselage was slung properly by the wing lift points and it was loaded onto a barge and sailed away. The care taken during the recovery leads me to believe it will fly again another day

the powermate regulator has not been available for about 5 years from what I think I remember

I got this YEARS ago, might be some use, dont know if its still even valid/current. XCOM installation in Jabiru powered aircraft The XCOM radio is ideally suited for light aircraft including those powered by the Jabiru engine, there are however some precautions which are necessary to protect your aircraft avionics, including the XCOM radio. The Jabiru engine is normally supplied from the factory with a Kubota regulator. Unfortunately this regulator is not really up to the job of aircraft operations. It is originally designed for use in a garden lawn tractor. In this environment you start the lawn tractor to mow the garden and the regulator only needs to recharge the battery so the next time you go to start the engine the battery is fully charged. In this application and environment the regulator performs really well but unfortunately in aviation use we are simply asking too much from this very basic regulator. In an aviation installation we are not just recharging the battery as we are in a lawn tractor. In aviation we are running radios, transponders, GPS, intercom systems, strobes, recharging the aircraft battery and most of the time also recharging our mobile phone or some other mobile device when we are flying. In this application the Kubota regulator is really going into trauma because it is being asked to perform outside its design parameters. The first thing that happens is the regulator starts to get hot and from there its simply overloaded/overworked and it starts to put out very damaging voltage fluctuations which can be either high-voltage or low voltage. These voltage fluctuations are only for milliseconds so they won't register on a multimeter or a voltmeter inside your aircraft but they will be sufficient to potentially damage your avionics. Items like a GPS with an inbuilt battery tend to be more durable because the internal battery protects the device from these fluctuations, items like a radio and a transponder do not have their own internal batteries and are more susceptible to damage caused by these excessive voltage fluctuations. There are several precautions which you can take in an effort to try and get better performance from the Kubota regulator. Firstly, try and keep the regulator cool. You will notice that the regulator has fins over the top to try and dissipate some of the heat, make sure the regulator is in good cold air flow, keeping the heat down will also help in reducing regulator problems. When you restart your engine after having not flown for some time give the regulator a chance to recharge the battery before you start to turn on all of your additional instrumentation including items which draw a lot of electricity like a transponder and strobe system. Finally, look at replacing the Kubota regulator with a more suitable unit made specifically for aviation use. There are a number of these available on the market from aviation businesses like Aircraft Spruce and others and we also recommend looking at the PowerMate voltage regulator which is suitable for most LSA type aircraft installations. The PowerMate regulator can be purchased directly from our website or from the website of the manufacturer, please visit http://www.powermate.com.au for more details.

Do you mean XCOM ? Try XCOM Avionics Service Ken Luxford 36 Greenstone St, Yarrabilba QLD 4207 Australia Mobile 0412 674 349

contact the company directly and ask them otherwise it could end in flames. If there is no draw on the battery when it is just sitting there it will last at least 9 months before it needs recharging

this is probably representative of the numbers but there are 10 times more Rotax flying then Jabiru's then it is no use in waving your flag. Remember Rotax failures include 2-stroke as well normally although their numbers are in decline.

Maybe the +7 mil in govt grants in the worst unemployment region in AU helped. (to stay in business) before you ask it was in the courier mail

My guess is they will find water in the carb ! Sorry couldn't resist

farming needs to be regulated with the salmonella poisoning in baby spinach. It is obvious that if they had a FSIC ( Farmers Security identification card) then there would have been no poisoning of the baby spinach just before Christmas and also now baby cucumbers. We need to lobby the government to roll out a FSIC card which of course must be renewed every 2 years ! Also, let's make sure they fence off their fields so nobody can get in under the cover of darkness

Horses, no thanks ! https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/b79fc4f1-a447-4e6f-ab76-d5257f4b738f/bulletin24.pdf.aspx?inline=true#:~:text=Although 20 deaths per year,riding participants reported for the

there is some sort of ICAO regulation where if an aircraft registered in the country crashes outside of that countries jurisdiction then it must be investigated by the country where the accident took place. The investigation is reimbursed by the CAA. In this case Australia would investigate the accident, draft up their findings along with an invoice and send it through for payment. This is why you will find 100% of foreign registered aircraft that crashed in Australia have an investigation into what happened. CASA use this as income generation

They investigate every foreign rego because they charge the costs to the other country and make big $$

Yes it shows just how little people really understand, its the most basic part of your training but people just dont understand