JabiruWeekendWarrior Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hi folks, I have just landed again, due to my profile disappearing. I own and fly a Jabiru J160 and live in north west suburbs of Melbourne. Have been flying for nearly three years and learnt to fly in the friendly crosswinds at Tooradin Vic.
Admin Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hi folks, I have just landed again, due to my profile disappearing.I own and fly a Jabiru J160 and live in north west suburbs of Melbourne. Have been flying for nearly three years and learnt to fly in the friendly crosswinds at Tooradin Vic. What was your previous username...I will find out what happened
Neil_S Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hi JWW and Tooradin is a long way to go from the North West suburbs - have you moved location recently? Do you still fly from there? Cheers Neil
JabiruWeekendWarrior Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 JWW thanks for the welcome, I have been flying longer than i first thought. Neil I have moved from Pakenham to over here after training at the Tooradin flying School in March 2008. A lot of my training was with Eugene, then Ian, I took up flying to cure my fear of flying. I do still fly over to Tooradin from time to time to meet up with my Mum who lives near the airport. Admin, it was the same user name, i could not log in so I created a new profile using the same username as before.....
Admin Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 Admin, it was the same user name, i could not log in so I created a new profile using the same username as before..... There has never been a JabiruWeekendWarrior registered on the site however there was, and still is, WeekendWarrior, if that is what it was...if so then I can merge them for you. However if email addresses are not kept up to date then I do tend to delete users with incorrect addresses as I get sick of bounced emails coming back...at the moment the site is reporting around 600 users with incorrect email addresses so I will be working through those soon and culling users to free up user names. To everyone, please ensure your email address in the system is correct and if you can't log in for any reason please give me a ring on 03 9444-8025 so I can fix it up for you.
JabiruWeekendWarrior Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 Admin, I will message you directly to figure out..
gareth lacey Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 hi JWW can you tell me a little about jabs am thinking of buying a J430 but have no exp flying jabs only c150 trainers (still on circuits solo coming up) any imput would be great thanks Gareth
Guernsey Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 hi JWWcan you tell me a little about jabs am thinking of buying a J430 but have no exp flying jabs only c150 trainers (still on circuits solo coming up) any imput would be great thanks Gareth Hi Gareth if you go to the Jabiru Forum on this site you will find a wealth of information and lots of helpful forumites. Best of luck. Alan.
JabiruWeekendWarrior Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 Gareth, Like Guernsey replied, the best place to look for information is the Jabiru forum. Bear in mind a lot of people have very different thoughts, try to get views from people that actually own a Jabiru. After owning a aircraft for 10 months now, I realise I only need a two seater as friends and family stop coming out flying with me as the novelty has worn off and always seem too busy. These days I really only fly around by myself, and perhaps should of bought a J170 due to the 600Kg max take off weight instead of 540Kg. The Jabiru I have J160, is considered the sort of the middle size one of the range, each model size flies different so I can not comment on the J430. It’s also a good idea to arrange to fly a J430 way before purchase to allow comparison between other brands of aircraft. You have to consider the more seats and larger the aircraft the more it will cost to purchase and maintain. On the forums there are people who swear by ROTAX engines, and look down on the Jabiru's engine (holden vs ford sort of thing). The aircraft mechanic I use tells me the Jabiru composite airframe is nice and simple and keeps ongoing maintenance costs down. JWW
J170 Owner Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 hi JWWcan you tell me a little about jabs am thinking of buying a J430 but have no exp flying jabs only c150 trainers (still on circuits solo coming up) any imput would be great thanks Gareth Hello. I own a J170, factory built. I like the jab because you can fill it up and go a long way before worrying about fuel. They also have 600kg max take-off weight. Plenty of room for shoulders in the cabin. I flew mine from Bundaberg to Gawler, SA in two days, two POB, full tanks and lots of water, food, rubbish. The plane handled just great, even in stiff cross winds at Chinchilla. The only thing I don't like is they float on landing, it wants to keep flying! It's that big wing.
Guest Andys@coffs Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Hello. I own a J170, factory built. I like the jab because you can fill it up and go a long way before worrying about fuel. They also have 600kg max take-off weight. Plenty of room for shoulders in the cabin. I flew mine from Bundaberg to Gawler, SA in two days, two POB, full tanks and lots of water, food, rubbish. The plane handled just great, even in stiff cross winds at Chinchilla. The only thing I don't like is they float on landing, it wants to keep flying! It's that big wing. If you attach that big wing to the body it was intended for, then problem solved....as for storage space in a J230...you'll run out of MTOW (RAA limitation not Aircraft limitation) well before you run out of cubic.... Andy P.S Gareth, I take it youve seen the PAul Phellan review of the 230 on the J site (230 same aircraft as the 430 just the 2 rear seats removed) its here http://www.aviationadvertiser.com.au/2009/04/flying-the-jabiru-230d/
gareth lacey Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 thanks andy &J170 owner lots of info in jab forum and am planning a visit to bundy to scope the j430 at Jabiru, also got to fly in one last fri must say am pretty impressed plenty of room for 2 portly gents at around 200 kilo all up it just took off like a rocket the 3300 engine really gets wound up we were at 3500 in minutes i was awestruck, the cessna 150 trainer justs chug a lugs up but the jab wow, and landing was a gentle affair will be looking at purchace at the end of year the jab is going to be ideal for what i and my lovely lady need :touring: thanks guys see yuo in freindly skies Gareth
brilin_air Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Gareth, We have a J160 and we find that the 160/170 have more cabin space than the 2oo series. We try and encourage people to come out and have a look and sit in the aircraft to get a better prospective of what these aircraft are like. -Linda
brilin_air Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 I own and fly a Jabiru J160 and live in north west suburbs of Melbourne. Have been flying for nearly three years and learnt to fly in the friendly crosswinds at Tooradin Vic. Welcome JWW! What part of NW Melbourne do you live in and where do you hangar your plane? -Linda
JabiruWeekendWarrior Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 Hi Linda, I have been planning to visit Baccus Marsh and Ballarat. Did you and Brian build the j160, or was it purchased assembled? I Keep my Jabiru close to me at Riddles Creek Airfield YRID. I have had my Jabiru about ten months,engine has about 140 hours on it. In this time i still can not work out how much oil to put in. My aircraft mech has calibrated oil stick. If I put oil any where near the crosshatch section on oil stick it gets blown into the breather bottle. Does your J160 have a comfortable place to fill the oil up to? Ron
gareth lacey Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 hi linda just looked and seen your at baccus marsh im in qld but go to melbourne 3or 4 times a yeqar maybe come and have a sit in then? cheers gareth
brilin_air Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Hi Linda,I have been planning to visit Baccus Marsh and Ballarat. Did you and Brian build the j160, or was it purchased assembled? We built the 160 over a period of about 3 years...give or take. She sort of sat idle for about 8 months at one time due to work commitments. I Keep my Jabiru close to me at Riddles Creek Airfield YRID.I have had my Jabiru about ten months,engine has about 140 hours on it. In this time i still can not work out how much oil to put in. JWW. Keep it near the low mark and it should be fine. If you are ever coming over this way, give us a yell. I will pm you a phone number you can contact us on. -Linda
brilin_air Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 hi lindajust looked and seen your at baccus marsh im in qld but go to melbourne 3or 4 times a yeqar maybe come and have a sit in then? cheers gareth Gareth, It would be great to catch up on one of your trips down to Melbourne, we come up to Qld quite a bit as the family live in Bundaberg. What part of Qld do you live in? -Linda
gareth lacey Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Hi Linda i live at woodlands just south of brissie near waterford fly out of archerfield my mother lives in Elliot Heads near Bundy cant wait to fly up (once i have my ppl) i hate the 5 hr drive Cheers Gareth
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