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  1. Bennyboy320
    No worries the boys would have had him on their radar BVR (beyond visual range)
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    A good door stop.
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    Apparently the BRS is NOT an option for the Jab.
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    Well thats something new to me, get a service on the engine & get it zero houred again, nice. Also WHY would an engine require a top end overall after 400 hrs.
  5. Bennyboy320
    Looking at the RAA web site & the Sport Pilot magazine you notice that most of the Jabs for sale have had their engines replaced, makes you think that there must be a fundamental problem when compared to other engine types that last.
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    Just a short stroll to the beach.....sweet on a hot summers :thumb up:day.
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    Outstanding, welcome back to the fold.
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    Just wonder how many orders or EOI's have been cancelled, couldn't imagine anyone buying a new Jab in the present climate, I have no financial training but I know the most important economic rule whether its a family, a company or a government when money going out exceeds money coming in its not long until you are in strife, ok depends on cash reserves etc, the big question is not when will they fix the engine problem, but how long can they survive without selling a/c whilst paying staff wages etc? The fix will take some time, if I were the CEO I would work overtime getting a Rotax approved for the airframe & hopefully get some cash flow happening with half the staff while the other half try & fix the problem. After all if they fold up nobody wins.
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    Be careful when interpreting stats, eg the most dangerous pax a/c ever operated? The Concorde of the 20 that were on commercial use 5% crashed. Would've felt safer in it than a Russian airliner.
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    Tiger Airlines were grounded by CASA, result ....major safety improvements for the general public, CASA has a job to do as do aircraft/engine manufacturers.
  11. Bennyboy320
    Not a word about this on the Jabiru web site, easy fix for future customers, why not offer the Rotax as an option for people wanting to buy this particular airframe.
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    That was outstanding
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    I'm in the same boat as you, i don't have an Australian medical & am unable to use my airline PC to waive a BFR requirements since Part 61 was introduced so I am not legally allowed to fly in CTA, very frustrating but I have to respect the referee, as far as elec systems a/c like the Foxbat & Jab are already on the VH register & can operate in CTA if appropriately fitted, as far as the Drifter etc go that's different
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    So in Australian airspace radio failure procedure can be found in AIP ENR 1.1para 21.2.8, basically a. squawk 7600...not that difficult, b. broadcast blind at suitable intervals e.g. call sign position & intentions, c. look out for other traffic & monitor TCAS if fitted, d. max exterior lighting on, e.maintain last assigned speed & altitude for 60 mins & thereafter speed & alt as per flight plan. As I mentioned earlier I think that flying into BNE, SYD or MEL in an RAA a/c isn't going to happen due to congestion, however the secondary controlled airports with very limited i.e. 3-4 RPT movements an hour no problems, yes I want to be able to transit Gold Coast coastal or via the western VFR route, the same goes for Coffs, both these airports will force me over tiger country to remain OCTA hardly the safest option.
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    Guys, speaking as an airline check & training captain, flying VFR being radar vectored either through or for a visual approach is not a big deal, wether in an airliner or an RAA type a/c.
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    If you can fly a radar heading & maintain an assigned altitude within +-100ft thats ops in a CTA, much easier than flying into class D airspace, I for one don't want to take the Foxbat to BNE or Gold Coast for circuits, however transiting the zone would be nice & with the location of some of the CTA e.g. Coffs would be a safer option rather than flying over the hills OCTA.
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    Yes, most overseas based Aussie airline pilots eg CX, KA EK etc can use there 6 monthly Proficiency Check to cover the requirements of a BFR reference CAR5.81 As long as the type is on the Oz register, eg A320, A330 etc, you need to have a current class 2 medical as a min, that's to exercise your privalages of a PPL. As for an RAA BFR I keep it simple and go up with the CFI for the check.
  18. Bennyboy320
    A mate of mine has his Victa in a hangar at YCAB at $250/month, he used to pay $500/month at YRED.
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    She's up & running, flew it yesterday on a Navex to Hervy Bay & back.
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    Did a trip a few months back from Caboolture to Hervey Bay & return, 3.3 hrs & used 45 lts, 5000 rpm at 90kts, just under 14ltr/hr.
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    The prices quoted above include GST.
  22. Bennyboy320
    Just recieved an email from Reg the importer, $94,000 for the XL & $97,000 for the S, waiting to find out if that includes gst or you need to add 10%, the MTOW for the new a/c are 600kg,
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    Thanks, just been downloading all the good gen onto my iPad, spotted the obvious error, the more I read the more I'm impressed, anyone know if there are any at YCAB? Otherwise will have a peak at Archerfield.
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    Just got the info pack from Reg, again it's a very impressive ride, you are right it's less expensive than the equivalent Foxbat, also no civil war happening in the US....
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    Guy's I remember the tittle to an old song, "love the one your with" I fly the Foxbat when I'm on leave, just wondering how the Savannah compares, I realize that being on a Savannah page it's all going to be very positive points of view, specs for the XL are impressive.
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