justinjsinclair

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This has just popped up, might be of interest to someone with a few skills. These threads tend to turn into a quagmire Jabiru witch hunt, maybe we could all be nice and help the dreaming purchaser not spend to much. ❤️ I don’t know the aeroplane but it could be a cheap buy needing just wing bolts and an annual, so maybe $500.00. On the other hand it could end a top overhaul, muffler, carb, new prop, brakes, battery, instruments, tyres tubes and a bit of glass work. That’s $20,000 pretty quickly. Perhaps someone on here knows it’s history be kind Justin https://www.pickles.com.au/general/item/-/details/1995-Jabiru-Model-553J-Light-Sports-Aircraft--TTIS-1398-5/745430/ Under instruction from the vendor, Pickles is offering for sale this 1995 Jabiru Model: 55-3J Light Sports Aircraft. TTIS:1398.5. Jabiru 2200J Engine, TSO: 593.5. Power Assurance #1 78/80, #2 70/80, #3 70/80, #4 72/80. Recreational Australia Registration 55-1845 (Plane in Storage with Wings Removed) Located at Mobray Park NSW, Serial No: 0008 Buyers can bid from anywhere in Australia exclusively via Pickles ONLINE. The start time for this auction is Wednesday, 15 May 2024 at 2:00pm AEST with the highest bidder determined at the close of bidding on Monday, 20 May 2024 at 6:00pm AEST. For all enquiries, please contact Gavin Dempsey. Follow the link below for details. https://www.planesales.com.au/details/Listing/Single-Engine-Propeller/10717/1995-Jabiru-LSA-55-3J-Online-Auction https://www.planesales.com.au/details/Listing/Single-Engine-Propeller/10717/1995-Jabiru-LSA-55-3J-Online-Auction?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2BD3tdPOtvISGs-1JvBJwZYZu-raMxOFd5JNkhLM8kXMU7QL52zGNaC3c_aem_ARV6pvW_DumoPSsfLHOQMJZdlaNovqnD4aH5AuGJAS6z3TO1KC37J1DWrqcz5jjHOEtoNUdOt5ZndUbjfEdpfoN2

A330, Climb Nav 5000 Blue, nearly as cool as a Jabiru. I think the 380 would have been even cooler.

Did a quick run down to Boonah this morning. 80lts fuel, me 100kg. 25kg tools. No spats. Closeish to ISA, even got to say hello to a Jab going southbound

But it’s a colt ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️, will it be losing the front wheely thingy ?

God knows why my linked in is there 😬😬 please ignore

RF GUY or Guyette or they them are is now 🙏 If we leave the head oil heat GEN123 aside nearly all of the Jabs that I have seen that are regularly flown have beautiful bottoms ends when the top end comes off. i suspect the secret to Jabs is that they must fly regularly, a friend of mine owns a Baron B58 and they get an extra 400 hours on TBO if they are doing 500-1000 hours a year. Perhaps we should investigate something along those lines. 💁 maybe 50-100 hours a year, I really enjoy doing annuals on regularly flown airframes but those 5 hours a year things are hard work as nothing is kept warm or moving . For a Jab there is not a lot of extra work for the factory to open up the cases at top time so if it was me I would be just getting a full overhaul, I am still hoping the 1000 top requirement goes to the normal piston standards. Paul Cherna has opened a lot of engines lately and I think he is a fan of the bottom end. I am no engineer but the crank and rods look a bit like a race engine spec mmmm gear box, turbo, EFI mmmmm🤪 Ohhh I do love a good fuel efficiency chat 😈 The fuel economy question is one of my main passions, yes it’s very sad but it’s what I did for a living for a few years dealing with mainly jets and turbo props. Just like hull speed in a yacht each airframe has a sweet spot for the load it’s carrying. Fuel, power, weight, load CoG, cleanliness, level selection yadda yadda yadda all make a huge difference. It’s almost impossible to measure fuel economy unless it’s done by history and even then it’s hard to measure. I flew my Jab home from Wagga to Brisbane in one hit, it seemed to TAS at 103 at 7500 and seemed to be 15lph. Since then we just call it 17lph for safety. If it was in loiter/drone mode I suspect it’s back at 11 lph at 70kts. That’s over 10 hours fuel 😫, I would have thought a Virus with Rotax EFI would be even better but that’s a guess. In my limited RAA experience it would appear that very few pilots fly long legs with enough granularity to really get down to useful efficiency figures. https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-sinclair-29aaa175?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Hi all, I have someone looking for some factory Jab 160 ( I suspect all J series are the same) adjustable ruder pedals. Has anyone got any hidden in a wreck or parts cupboard somewhere, Thanks Justin 0421061811

I completely agree and that’s the whole point. If you are looking at building or buying an aeroplane or thinking about learning to fly by all means use the web as it it’s a great tool. But please seek out qualified advice by a LAME, CFI or someone who has real world experience in or on the thing you are looking at. if someone tells you that something is a bad choice then that’s fine but you really should be asking for facts. Dont trust me either 👍 but I do own a Gen 4 powered Jab. Happy for anybody to fly it as well.

Hey Turbo, I guess the answer is that the new world of opinions not based on fact or backed up by fact on forums is nearly over. If any member wants to give their opinion, that is perfectly acceptable but it needs to be patently pointed out that it is a “ opinion” and not necessarily based on proven data. If members of this forum want to bag Jabiru based on poor data then they should be made accountable. If members of this forum want to hide behind a pseudonym and not stand up when questioned and be brought to account and provide data based on reliability they need to be accountable. There are many pilots and flying school owners out there that are doing it tough because some goose who has less than 3000 hours of instruction and has never owned or maintained a 24 reg or better aeroplane sprouts utter rubbish based on what they have read on the internet. I have just had a beer with a very good mate of mine, GA CFI, RAA instructor and A330/B737 management pilot. He has just paid $2000 aud for a hose kit for his 912. That’s probably ok in Rotax circles but a Jabiru hose kit including fire sleeve is $200.00. I love rotax’s. ( well maybe not given their history 39-45) but am thoroughly sick of internet warriors who can’t run LoP, can’t do a 1:60, can’t fly in CTA, can’t land in max crosswind , leave the cockpit a shit fight after use, can’t make a radio call and can’t use a whizz wheel. i guess it’s like this new age if STOL, what is the point if we fly into powerlines, 😫💁 because we are soy latte drinking city kids who can’t ride a horse, can’t strain a strainer post, can’t set a fox trap and certainly can’t do a good 3’ slope at full flap approach with half power at MLW with rear CoG into the western sun at dusk short of fuel. Without prejudice Justin

Yep, a new engine in a C152 just went 100k, and factory new one is 120k 😰 god knows what a GTSIO 421 or 404 is worth now ?.? makes a Gen4 at 20k or 30k and overhaul costs less than 10 k cheap. maybe ir time to revisit the twin Jabiru for IFR training too

Hi Deano, your quote is about correct, perhaps even a little dear. The 5-7k is for a Rotax turbo working hard at about 100hours a month. If the wings have to come off, EFIS ADSB cert, tyres, repairs and paint work the bill will be higher at the annual time. I wasn’t really having a go at LAME’s but just pointing out that RAA is starting to get close to GA rates at some of the schools. That’s not a reflection on anyone just a fact of life. That why I think the regional RAA school with a hardy composition airframe jabiru or rotax powered will do well. Having said that C150 annual is getting up there as well. Even a glider annual inspection starts at $1400.00 and it doesn’t have a donk. Justin

Hey KG, what an awesome post. In fact the Jab is nearly 50% cheaper 2200 vs low hp 912 if you add up all the costs in a mature way. SD doesn’t want to put the effort into obtaining the facts but that’s his or her choice. Don’t get me wrong, the Rotax is a wonderful bit of kit but now that we are up to $350 hr for a RAA aeroplane dual because the 100’/annual can be $5-7000.00 at LAME rates, I kind of feel a fleet of J160’s is still a great choice for a flying school, particularly if you have a L2 that can maintain the Jabs exactly as per the Jabiru Work pack. Given that Jabiru is so much cheaper inguess in that case we can probably accept a bit of bracket creep as Jabiru costs increase 😢. SD banging on about the top is also a odd thing given that nearly all air cooled engines need work at some stage once they go under that 75 hours per year, having said that the Gen 4 has nikasil bores and the head issues are gone I am betting that the Top overhaul requirement will move as well. as I said I don’t have a vested interest in Jab other than owning one and maintaining a couple, if anyone wants to pm or call me for further info fee free. Justin “who identifies as him” 😅