Sapphire

Sleep standing up.

Sure, if you move into their world you become one of them. Non response is the biggest insult to them.

You want to see my thread on preflight checks-it goes to posts of a cat with buttered toast tied to it's back. Have a nice day. [try it]

Winsor, if you still have your finger over the report button, it would be getting tired by now:duck for cover:

I was hoping the thread would move on to a debate. I have digs of other a/c, in particular the Weedhopper which I think is a great a/c for price and design. However, if they coloured it silver and called it the "Silver Streak", it would come across as a more macho plane. With regard to the Jabiru engine, the main issue is the top end and it's frequent replacements which will probably never be solved. It costs about 6 grand to do the job say every 350 hrs which is 30 grand to get to a major overhaul at 1800 hrs. Rotax is supposed to get around 1200 hrs out of their heads and based on what I read in the forum are about two or three times expensive, and take about $30,000 to 1800 hrs as well. Then the cost of a complete overhaul of a Rotax would be more than a Jab. So cost wise the Jab engine should be cheaper to run, even if it requires more mainentance. Issues like breaking cyl head bolts is not rocket science to solve. Except for the Jab 1600 engine, I would consider one in an a/c that really appealed to me, addressing and repairing those issues like broken bolts and doing frequent leakdown tests. This conclusion is also based on availability of parts which is good for the Jab but going to be non existant for Rotax 447/503 which is in a lot of a/c that appeal to me.

I thought I was saying something constructive and a lot of constructive criticism has already been said. Now it's your turn to say something constructive-convince us doubters that a jab engine is something we should buy. Havn't heard much on the other side.

Yes, it cant work all the time. If "buy Jabiru engine" came up and put you in a trance, would you rush out to buy a Jab engine? Not even in a trance.

I heard of ads that appear for maybe 100th of a second. You read it without knowing it. It could say "buy Rotax" and the next thing you know you are standing glazy eyed next to your plane with a new Rotax in it.

KG said:I went to a Storm Financial seminar in 07. They were exhorting their customers to invest big as the market was going down. No money? No worries, take out an even bigger mortgage. I got up & told them it sounded more like a pyramid or ponzi scheme than financial advice to me. I nearly got kicked out but managed to stay long enough to eat the nice tucker they'd ordered & tell everyone else not to go near them with the proverbial. I used to go to some of those things but eventually only went for the free feed. If you keep your mouth stuffed with their food you cant complain about their rip off tactics.

That's ok, I'll get over it.

You just broke your resolution [caught by the catch 22]

"Admin" said: am sure we all have some resolutions left over from last year that seam to stay on our list and keep rolling over and over each year...I know I do. But here are my New Year's Resolutions...what's yours? 1. Redo this site into an even more incredible resource for everyone Put up a no holes barred [free from prosecution] gripe page so some more truths can come out. 2. Increase the user membership here by 20% Besides having lot's of free give aways, as above 3. Lose 17kg to end up at 90kg Do no. 6 yourself 4. 4. Go on a family holiday to Qld Go, and leave us in charge:evil grin: 5. Reduce Credit Card debt (remove wife...carry over resolution!) Who cares-spend big now and deal with the finance collectors after you kick the bucket. 6. Fix the house up You mean, knock down a few walls to build or hanger a plane. 7. FLY! Do it as if there was no tomorrow

Big improvement from the first film made from bitumen and 8hr exposures. Glue a mobile phone to it and it becomes "a phone as well"

In this health craze society why not "diet water"