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Welcome to the forum. Enjoy your flying and use this site for any questions and help you may need. Also some great deals to be had on the online site store. Really a great place to hang out. Mardy

Very very sad. My thoughts go out to all that we're on board. I also did not know these people but still feel a sense of sadness for them and thier families. Like others I was in hope of a better outcome than the sad news we have.

Thanks all for that I feel a little better about it all. I am now going to finish my bedding in stage of my plane on my own when others are not about. When I am happy with its setup and running I will be in a better frame of mind with the aircraft. I will then allow my friends to be a part of my flying and will feel better about others flying in it with me.. Outside pressure seems to just make me want to pack up and go home till another day. I like to enjoy my flying on my terms at my own level. I think others should do the same. I thought that is what human factors was all about.. I expect that other fellow flyers would adopt the same attitudes. However I now understand that is not always the case and Ego's seem to be high on the order.. Thanks Mardy

This thread is sending me nuts. I think I am gunna bolt until you are all through with the long and short of it... when you have a tight fix on it I will return.

Just wanted to see if others have faced this problem I have recently finished my Jabiru and am still in the 25 hour bedding in faze. I have done 3 hours and just had a rear end seal fail as well as some rough running issues. I have had a friend assist in the build and have had an allowance made to allow him to fly with me to monitor the engine. I have also only done 2 hours on type and come from a trike background. my last flight in the Jab gave me some roll to the right so I have now made control adjustments as well as fixing the rear end seal and rough running problem. I have adjusted tappits as the have shown signs of bedding in and some gaps were less than 5 thou.. With all this in mind and my low hours on type I have decided to wait for very calm conditions to test all my changes without the worry of adding another pressure of dealing with lumpy conditions should I still have problems. However I am getting pressure from my friend ans others to just go for it and stop worrying so much ( it will be fine). I thought as owner and pilot in command I was the one who made that call. Why is it that other pilots think its fine to place pressure on others when I feel in my mind they are careless. I came away from the airfield today wanting to separate myself from some of my fellow flyers and to deal with my bedding in stage without them around at all. Have others had this problem, and how do you deal with it. I didn't feel I need to always justify myself and my choices when it's me that's put out the cash on a plane and have the most to loose when things go wrong.

I think you have missed the whole joke... Shut your eyes for a moment. Then open them again and take another look

I think this thread has been rolling on to long. In fact I'm finding it's making me feel a bit flat. I am sure 170 is not happy with how this tread had headed and could end up having a blowout. Time for this tread to be re- tired

Ask lots of questions and don't be in a hurry. I purchased my trike and had it for 8 years. I just sold it for the price I paid for it as I really looked after it. Only cost me my fees and fuel and normal upkeep.. Mardy

Go onto the Bay and look for this item number. Item number: 280862769824 They are cheap and work really really well.. If you look up the model number on Y-Tube you will see reviews and sample of them being used... Great results for little money. Mardy:ecstatic:

I would tread lightly on this subject! Not that I want to pull up on anyone, but I would not like anyone to slam on and end up with a skid mark

I have a friend that has one also in his 912 as an option. It's not electric but runs with fluid to warm the carbs... As for Amps I think it will be dependent on the heater type and going by what I have read some are only around 25 watts... That would draw far les than a Jabiru light at 50 watts. without doing the ohms law thing I would guess that to be around 1 1.5 Amps.. If they heat up fast then they should be able to be run for a min or two just prior to start up... All interesting stuff and more reading needs to be done... I think one of these could be a good idea and I am going to do some testing for myself...

What a silly Question! Could only be a Jabiru or you would not sell enough of them. Jabs are really Sky Lice, Everybody seems top get them especially the children amongst us.

I want one of those!

Thanks for that Sapphire.. I have seen many of them used in the colder areas of the world like Alaska and Scotland etc. Not really seen them used here. I think we always think warm weather so they are not needed, but freezing can still happen on warm days.. The idea of pushing warm air into the carb and reducing the power by mixture change seems a band aid way of stopping ice. As for the Jabiru with its poor cold weather starting an electric heater would assist that a great deal.. Hummm got me doing some thinking on this one. Mardy

Just would like to ask if anyone has used electric carb heaters on thier aircraft? I am mainly interested in those used on Jabiru and rotax 912 motors. They offer great advantages over hot air intake systems most of us use, but have not met anyone using electric systems. Thanks Mardy

Good onya Diddy.. Does not seem like life has got in the way at all. Seems you are really living the life and lots more to come.. Always good to here of others enjoying the thrill of flight... Welcome to the forum Mardy

That is not the form I showed you today. This is the link you want http://old.raa.asn.au/docs/tech/MaintForm2.pdf You will need to make additional pages to make up a book like I had in the jab ? If you do a google search for RaAus documents it takes you to the old site.. Then look for the following Near the bottom of the page Maintenance record form download Regards Mardy

How did you decide it was the fuel lines? Rosita said it had soothing to do with fuel getting to the engine! Blockage in the tank, blocked filter,, fuel pump, carb problems?. I am sure her partner was just as diligent with his aircraft as he was with dealing with this terrible situation.. Yes many lessons are learnt from others, but often at a price. And often speculation can smear the facts and no real lesson is learnt at all. Best part of this story is that all inboard are safe and well.

I send lots of items all over Australia and have often found the lagistics to be expensive.. I have been using Greyhound freight and found them to be very well priced. I shipped a very large Telescope from NSW to Adelaide for under $100. The item was very large in two boxes and weight was over 50KG.. Give them a call as they also do point to point pickups and drop offs as well as depot collect (cheaper)... Mardy

Hi Ryan.. The only black lines I see on the VTC is the railway lines... Regards Mardy

Ouch! I've always been soft... And nasty too.. I will be at the airfield in the morning and I might kick your Tires LOL I don't even like lumps in my custard or mash potato's

I make my own matching unit that fits between the dipoles. It is all mounted in a waterproof housing of polycarbonate so it won't short out on metal mounts. They were originally made for king post aircraft but have been used in all sorts of other applications.. Anyway I don't want to mention anymore as This forum is not an advertising platform, but wanted to give my opinion on antenna usage type based on my experience. Mardy

I love my iPad... Or should I say Ijailbreak! If you want choice of apps and flying apps and don't want to spend heaps, go second hand iPad.. The market is set to keep people chasing the latest and greatest so older models sell cheap. As they say second hand does not always mean second rate... I can't do just about all the things the latest iPad does on my old model and I only spent $200. Once jailbroken you can do all sorts of things that Apple stopped you frome doing due to license issues... Things like running flash in web pages and any GPS device etc... I guess owning an IPad and a Jabiru puts me right in BASH ALLY... But IMHO most bashers are those that are misinformed and rely on rumors and opinions rather than fact. Until I unlocked the ability of my IPad with a jailbreak I was blind to just what these great little devices can do for very little money. I love thrifty! Here is you free stick,,,,,,Bash away.. Mardy

Just use a dipole antenna as the radiation pattern radiates from top and bottom. They also do not need a ground plane. My Jabiru has a crude one fitted in the fin that works pretty well with good SWR readings. This type of antenna is the best IMO and I have been supplying them for aircraft for 7 years now. Have use them in lots of wood aircraft and the RAAF has also used them in some of thier projects... I am one of those guys that makes gear for others and yet still has rubbish fitted to his own aircraft...LOL... If you aircraft has the room for a 1/2 wave dipole, you won't be sorry fitting one and thier are some feat options available. So many people get hung up on polerization, but an aircraft is always banking and pitching that is always changing that. Also others are doing the same and with a vast variance in thier antenna systems. Mardy

I don't like summer flying a great deal. I find it hot, lumpy and tough on my engine. Best time for me is autumn and early spring.. Mardy