justinjsinclair

Hi Don, 

athat’s always the issue, trying to find someone who will finish or love it. ? all of the people who have the passion haven’t the money or the time. Every second forum writer will tell you they want it for $250 but when it comes time to cough up and pick it up they wont show, I have a mate who is just like that, he is as poor as a church mouse and couldn’t afford the gas to pick it up let alone re-engine it. 

I didn’t pay Gary much for the wreck but it won’t cost much get it flying in $$$ but I think there will over 1000 hours or work in getting it back in the air. That’s why we will stick with the VW at the moment as $8000 for a Rotax is a lot of money. That pays for lots of gliding for me. This is my other baby 

Hi Don, I could watch it on the PC so it must be a anti apple thing. I noted that it was direct drive, this one has the reduction drive so maybe a few more HP for takeoff. It looks like it had longer legs as well. I like the shaking video, I shake like crap around running props too ???

where is your Karatoo now ?

Hi Don I can’t see the vid, maybe because I am on iPad 

Hello, Justin from Brisbane here. I have purchased a broken Karatoo and will spend the next few (5-10) years getting her back in the air.

It had a bit of a oops in Tara and will require a fair bit of love and attention to get her airworthy. My good mate Ed and I will spend many an evening in the shed tinkering away.

It came with a 12 hour old 2300cc VW and Bolly reduction drive. It’s got overhauled bendix mag, carb, twin plug heads and new alloy case, I am not sure if we will use it yet, certainly it will do to keep costs down but I care about reliability more than anything else.

The aim will be a minimum cost build with minimal instruments, only a compass, ASI, Alt and engine instruments. A WAC chart will do for navigation ?

I can’t find a Karatoo build topic on here so I guess this will have to do.

I am putting stuff up on YouTube for people to see what we are up to, it’s on the link below. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/justinjsinclair

have a great day 

Justin