Russ

Ok......upper cyl lube in particular, are they just money out the exhaust pipe,or genuine assistance to engine longevity/ health. If..........they are benificial, are they to ALL fuels ( Mogas / avgas ) Vev .......where are you.

Ian, me n her (wife) heading your way April , May, at 600m useable me 160 will romp it in, and off, we were actually seeking a strip in that area. PM me with co ords and contact details Russ

The saga getting my 160c re registered was accomplished, but RAA insisted I must display a placard in clear view for passengers to see stating "this aircraft is not built to normal aircraft standards, passengers are at their own risk"......or something like that. Hang on RAA I says, this 160 is "certified" by casa, so you are saying it,s not worth a pinch of ####. This certification thing. Anyway just to get my rego, I fitted that placard, stuffed if I know what the go is.

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Camit have my vote, everything just sounds right. Will be ordering one SOON. As to jab and camit again getting together , highly unlikely, as jab have been trialling a Chinese jab power plant for some time now, and "spies" tell me it,s not far off release. Jab made a serious blunder yrs back, they should have "optioned" a Rotax 4 banger to buyers, this alone would have seen the jab sales go ballistic , and the ongoing negative reports re "that jab engine" would simply faid away. The higher buying price would be tolerated by pilots, simply because it was powered by Rotax. The jabs look great, comfortable, strong, good endurance....they are brilliant. Powered by Rotax, they would be a world beater. Just my view...

Thanks, just needed to be sure that both terminologies of the tape were actually the same tape.

Observed a jab recently that owner plumbed into the line from header tank to engine via a T piece, a short line was installed with a marine quick release fitting attached, he then placed a bladder onto that rear luggage platform, and connected it to that available fitting, gave him an extra 30litres, said it worked a treat . In effect the engine drew from the bladder, that in turn was being kept full by the wing tanks. Remembered this method for an option.

100mph tape......is that "duck tape" via super cheap or motor cycle shops. Or is it another tape, sold by ??

My 160 leaks water big time through the doors ( intend addressing the problem later) however I,m off to SE Qld soon, so........as a temp fix what is a guaranteed duck tape that will stay attached at 100 kts plus, to the outside of my right door/ cabin area. At least my leak problem will be halved by doing one door. Russ

This I have to reply to...... " frequency of control rod disconnects" .......there was just the one, and that was absolutely pilot error, this pilot trailered his machine, and ensuring the rod locknuts were In place and torqued, he failed to do. This pilot was known to be wanting in his airmanship and general machine servicings. ( Ross, how you come to "frequency" ......please explain ) 2nd matter....failure of rotorheads........a yr or 2 back a fatality was investigated, it was found that a bad component design / construction was the cause. It was a component that attaches to the rotorhead. This machine was a homebuild, and the defect was internal on the component, thereby unnoticeable to inspections. 3rd matter re rotor heads......this was an imported machine, that later after delivery The owner retrofitted a component assy, that folks feel contributed to the machines demise, as this machine sunk into deep water it was never retreaved to definitely know the cause, but this above explanation is considered .......the cause. 99.9% of gyro incidents are pilot error! that,s a fact. Gyros are made to yank and bank, problem is some pilots get ahead of their own capabilities, as well as pushing the envelope in general flying. Mistreat a gyro, it will bite you hard. Just recently.....yr ago, gyro pilot killed by own machine, he was standing alongside machine as he started it....problem was, it was set at near full throttle, it then chewed him up as it rocketed forward. Anytime there is a serious incidence in Australia, the governing body sends investigators to determine the cause, and what could be done to ensure it never happens again........pilot error is the hard cause to overcome. The best of training sometimes get,s lost.....just like the case above here. Hope this helps.....Russ

Last post........1 ag pilot, 2 pilots, 2 casa chaps, all watched the unfolding, several of those we're calling, power on power on.......( it was TOO SLOW on short final ) Have observed many times over the yrs of instructing, that low time pilots can be concentrating so hard on maintaining stability in adverse winds, that airspeed drops away nearing short final / round out time. Knowing innisfail, this may well have been the situation, the northern approach with x winds spoiling about over undulating ground over finals, can get some untidy moments on that last 200 mtrs. That,s it, i,m done here.

How about we close the matter. No injuries all will be good. Maybe......crank up a thread on landing in awkward circumstances, ie gusts, xwinds, short fields etc etc. Diferent methods will make a good read.

My only grype......my doors leak water inflite ( pours in ) intend drilling hole each side on floor, fit removeable rubber bungs, can see litres of water building up there causing me grief. At some stage chase up some rubber profiles to see which one will reduce/eliminate the problem.

Ok......we,ve gone from engine failure to strange gust of wind to stalling at finals, 3 eye witness reports. Next report might be wheel fell off, eye witness as well. Anyway, I,m sticking with my eye witness. Thankfully no injuries, damaged pride and machine, and reminder to all of us to pilot to pilot.......always. Even after 30+ yrs of flying gyros! the odd wake up call was a reality check. Complacency, bad habits etc can creep into your piloting.

How about.......stalled just before touchdown, bounced hard, 2nd impact was untidy.....over she goes. ( recent purchase as well ) All this according to eye witness ( fellow aviator ) ....so there you go.

Looove me 160, great range, comfy, 100kts, handles " those " ugly days just fine. After sales service excellent, affordable hull insurance no probs. Accessing passage way through " touchy" areas......easy as. Now.......that engine, so far so good, keep right on top of maintenance, upgrade engine temp control ( belly vent ) Don't listen to the dooms day bashers, small group that make a lot of noise, 99% of owners love their jabs! just like me.

Thanks guys......let me try to be clearer On transmit.......button in, trans in progress, then all goes quiet but I,m still speaking, finger off button, then back on again, then again all is ok, I,m hearing my transmition. Another craft calls back, that my general broadcast was very ordinary ( not same day ) Radio going great, then out of the blue background hissing etc increases, cranking up squelch reduces noise only, does not completely go. Later in flight I can reduce the setting to where it " usually" is.....should be. Again........thanks

Erratic annoying gremlins pop up. Squelch control fails Outgoing transmissions cut off Poor reception of me by others These just crop up out of the blue, so........refurbish or replace.

Thanks.......I believe "that" prop is made by Bolly only supplied to jab factory...ok, Bolly as well, make "their own" prop, so .......is there performance differences between these 2. Lastly.....chap bundaberg way also makes comp props, how about his.

Well........so much for that topic (-:

Jab160.........which is the best composite prop to fit, and why.... Thanks Russ

Try that Milford sounds approach, our day, we had to get out onto ocean, drop down to 100ft ASL, then scoot into that fiord winding our way in, sheer vertical mountains about 4000ft either side of us, width of fiord about 500 metres , then land onto a medium lengthed runway that has no missed approach option, has you have become squeezed by 4000 ft mountains left, right, and straight in front of you. You are 100% committed.........loved it

Thanks guys, bit by bit building up data base of strips etc, me and me jab intend some serious travelling, mate is also luring me into a round oz look about, planning on 2 mths just doodling about, no passengers, swags etc. yet to tell the wife, now that could be interesting. Buying this jab, before I ran it past her was also " interesting " but 3mths has now passed, and I,m now game to sleep on me back again, me family Jewell's are now safe......I hope

Where,s heathrow please...and what,s avail there etc