The reason people may experience what you're referring to as 'high' oil usage, is because they don't use a proper oil-air separator that works like the one we've designed and use. It returns the oil to the oil pan, instead of blowing it off into the air and onto the airplane.
--Kimberly
----- Original Message -----
From: ls78705
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:02 AM
Subject: [Titanaircraft] Re: Titan characteristics
--- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Kimberly Panos" <kimberly@...> wrote:
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> Yeah. I thought you were talking used.
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> I'm not sure about 'fixing' the Jabirus. They do upgrades when they see fit, and have many fewer AD's than the 912's.
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> --Kimberly
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Yeah upgrade is the term I should have used ;). Having monitored the Jab forum it still looks like a fair number of bugs are being worked out of them and some things look a little scary (high oil usage and some fairly hefty failures, etc).
Even so you're right about the 912... I'm already sort of making my long term plans for when my II SS starts getting close to TBO on the motor and etc., and I'm very strongly leaning towards a new project Also, I want to be able to do my own annuals going forward which is another incentive to replace eventually.
But I really want to start getting away from the 912 anyway - the USD is a little more stable against the Aussie dollar than it is against the Euro. The 912 is a great motor but I'm tired of everything that could be a problem on it costing over a thousand dollars at the bare minimum. It doesn't look like I'm ever going to be that rich ;).
So the plan I'm kicking around is my old "Plan A" that I originally had settled on before JD's plane came up for sale - a II S stripped to the bare essentials besides a few upgrades like the titanium gear legs, 26' wing and a Jab 2200. So that's kind of why I'm keeping one eye sort of monitoring the Jabiru.
I love the SS but my need for a large 2-place that I originally had has gone away so an S would be a suitable replacement when that time comes.
That's a long ways off, years, but I want to plan starting now.
I think the 3300 might still be overkill for my needs even at my altitude especially built light and with the 26 footer. I fly solo virtually 98% of the time. And the cost will be in spittin' distance of the 912 anyway.
Well sorry for the long story, but that's why I'm still watching the Jabiru....
LS
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ls78705
> To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:20 AM
> Subject: [Titanaircraft] Re: Titan characteristics
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> --- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Kimberly Panos" <kimberly@> wrote:
> >
> > It would likely be tolerable, but that's as far as I dare go. However, the earlier models had problems with the rotary disc valve shaft siezing, which of course results in an engine-out. You're also depending on a two stroke. While we never had a a single problem in the 200 hours we've run them, we still don't trust them based on other people's 2-stroke stories.
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> > --Kimberly
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