I did my first lesson in a Jabiru at West Sale a couple of weeks ago. I did a PPL about 30 years ago but let it lapse. Next lesson, when the weather gets a bit better, is stalls. Looks pretty benign in yours. I've been binge watching this series this weekend. Too wet and windy to go outside.
Hi, glad you’re enjoying the series. Something to watch on a rainy day, I’ve (as of yesterday) just ridden a motorcycle from Tamworth back to Adelaide in pretty average conditions (cold and wet), glad to be home I must say. Hopefully my series will help with what to expect with your lessons, the Jabbi is a wonderful little plane to fly. Good luck with your training & hopefully this weather improves soon. Cheers.
Hello there, I am considering training in a jabiru but after speaking to a few instructors at schools that don't have jabirus I have been put off a bit. They seem to think that the Jabiru is not reliable and prone to engine failure so it would be great to get the opinion of someone like you who has experience in the type. By the way, this is a very informative and entertaining video. Thank you
Hello Spiro, glad you are enjoying the flying Jabiru aircraft series. As far as Jabiru’s go they are arguably one of the best airframes in the category out there, however yes they do have a bit of a reputation for poor engine reliability. I believe there are several reasons for this, one being there are more Jabiru’s in service in the recreational flying sector in Aus than any other in this category therefore you will hear about them probably more than others. Secondly many pilots at this level of flying tend to do maintenance that they are not qualified to do resulting in engine failure. So is a new Jabiru engine as good as say a new Rotax 100 hp engine? In a word no it’s not in my opinion but it’s half the price, therefore many more Jab engines are sold. I base my observations on feedback I receive from a LAME that works on recreational aircraft and is qualified on both Rotax and Jabiru. I think a Jab engine operated properly, maintained properly and running an EGT will give many hours of trouble free service. Air cooled engines are extremely reactive to temperature (unlike the Rotax with liquid cooled heads) and I constantly see Jabiru operators doing the wrong thing and this will generally result in head/valve issues, Rotax motors on the other hand are far more user friendly. I have owned three Jabiru engines in three different aircraft and have been fortunate enough to have never had a problem but have also been very particular with maintenance and operational observations ie - EGT - CHT - oil pressure and oil changes. Apologies for such a long drawn out answer to your questions but I so often hear of Jabiru engine failure complaints only to find that it was in fact operational or maintenance issues that caused the problem in the first place. Would I have a problem doing lessons in a Jabiru? No not at all so long as the said school has a good reputation for maintenance and operations with these aircraft. Hope this helps, this I might add is my opinion and no doubt will vary from others. Cheers.
@@standupmoto Actually I was hoping for a long draw out answer, and what you have explained makes a lot of sense. I am working my way through your 10 part series and look forward to more videos. Thanks again
Oooh not nice, when the Jab does break if your under full power it’ll briefly fall on it back then just throw the nose down. Then just std recovery. Cheers.
I have a Jabiru, they are very docile in the stall unless provoked. It seems the elevator will stall just before the wing so it is difficult to hold sufficient angle of attack to get a sudden break, more of a mushing down. To get a abrupt stall you have to "zoom" it into a high nose attitude before too much speeed is washed off. Then on mine, I can provoke a sudden wing drop in the stall. A nice safe aircraft to fly. I have tried to stall it in steep turns and I can't.
@@standupmoto noticed from your other video afterwards that you're based in SA. I fly a J160 not too far from you over the other side of the hills from Hunt field. We have a little club based there and few of us fly Jabirus. Feel free to drop in some time on a Saturday morning when we all meet up
I’ve been flying my jabiru for 2 years now. She talks to you. The aircraft has no bad tendencies at all. I find areal joy
Gday Bryan, yes agreed. Probably one of if not the best airframe in this category. Cheers.
I wish this has been explained and demonstrated to me like this back when I started flying. Awesome video again! Regards from the UK
I did my first lesson in a Jabiru at West Sale a couple of weeks ago. I did a PPL about 30 years ago but let it lapse. Next lesson, when the weather gets a bit better, is stalls. Looks pretty benign in yours. I've been binge watching this series this weekend. Too wet and windy to go outside.
Hi, glad you’re enjoying the series. Something to watch on a rainy day, I’ve (as of yesterday) just ridden a motorcycle from Tamworth back to Adelaide in pretty average conditions (cold and wet), glad to be home I must say. Hopefully my series will help with what to expect with your lessons, the Jabbi is a wonderful little plane to fly. Good luck with your training & hopefully this weather improves soon. Cheers.
Great demonstration and presentation.
Hello there, I am considering training in a jabiru but after speaking to a few instructors at schools that don't have jabirus I have been put off a bit. They seem to think that the Jabiru is not reliable and prone to engine failure so it would be great to get the opinion of someone like you who has experience in the type. By the way, this is a very informative and entertaining video. Thank you
Hello Spiro, glad you are enjoying the flying Jabiru aircraft series. As far as Jabiru’s go they are arguably one of the best airframes in the category out there, however yes they do have a bit of a reputation for poor engine reliability. I believe there are several reasons for this, one being there are more Jabiru’s in service in the recreational flying sector in Aus than any other in this category therefore you will hear about them probably more than others. Secondly many pilots at this level of flying tend to do maintenance that they are not qualified to do resulting in engine failure. So is a new Jabiru engine as good as say a new Rotax 100 hp engine? In a word no it’s not in my opinion but it’s half the price, therefore many more Jab engines are sold. I base my observations on feedback I receive from a LAME that works on recreational aircraft and is qualified on both Rotax and Jabiru. I think a Jab engine operated properly, maintained properly and running an EGT will give many hours of trouble free service. Air cooled engines are extremely reactive to temperature (unlike the Rotax with liquid cooled heads) and I constantly see Jabiru operators doing the wrong thing and this will generally result in head/valve issues, Rotax motors on the other hand are far more user friendly. I have owned three Jabiru engines in three different aircraft and have been fortunate enough to have never had a problem but have also been very particular with maintenance and operational observations ie - EGT - CHT - oil pressure and oil changes. Apologies for such a long drawn out answer to your questions but I so often hear of Jabiru engine failure complaints only to find that it was in fact operational or maintenance issues that caused the problem in the first place. Would I have a problem doing lessons in a Jabiru? No not at all so long as the said school has a good reputation for maintenance and operations with these aircraft. Hope this helps, this I might add is my opinion and no doubt will vary from others. Cheers.
@@standupmoto Actually I was hoping for a long draw out answer, and what you have explained makes a lot of sense. I am working my way through your 10 part series and look forward to more videos. Thanks again
Very docile unlike a Victa I dropped into an inverted spin during practice stalls....
Oooh not nice, when the Jab does break if your under full power it’ll briefly fall on it back then just throw the nose down. Then just std recovery. Cheers.
I have a Jabiru, they are very docile in the stall unless provoked.
It seems the elevator will stall just before the wing so it is difficult to hold sufficient angle of attack to get a sudden break, more of a mushing down.
To get a abrupt stall you have to "zoom" it into a high nose attitude before too much speeed is washed off. Then on mine, I can provoke a sudden wing drop in the stall.
A nice safe aircraft to fly.
I have tried to stall it in steep turns and I can't.
Yes that explains it well, and agreed operated correctly they’re a very safe place to be 👍
Great instructional video. Area below looks like South Australia
Your spot on, most of this video was taken between Mannum & Walker’s Flat SA over the Murray river. 👍
@@standupmoto noticed from your other video afterwards that you're based in SA. I fly a J160 not too far from you over the other side of the hills from Hunt field. We have a little club based there and few of us fly Jabirus. Feel free to drop in some time on a Saturday morning when we all meet up