madhatter

I've been an A&P for 50 yrs, I A for 35yrs, and an aeronautical engineer. I can tell you that some of the components used in some light sport aircraft are are incredibly substandard and have failed at times. I don't like a lawnmower fuel filter for my Jabiru 230D and I don't like the filter "after" the fuel flow computer, it should be before it. Let me clarify that I want want components that at least meet certified standards, not necessarily being legally certified. Vinyl fuel hose does not meet that condition to me.

I've been an A&P for 50 yrs, I A for 35yrs, and an aeronautical engineer. I can tell you that some of the components used in some light sport aircraft are are incredibly substandard and have failed at times. I don't like a lawnmower fuel filter for my Jabiru 230D and I don't like the filter "after" the fuel flow computer, it should be before it.

G3X also has certified version currently

It was designed for fuel to be used on Jabiru but l never got used to it. I'm used to certified.

Yes. Factory original for my 230. Couldn't wait to get rid of them. Not firewall fwd of coarse but though the cabin.

Hoping to get performance up with the Rotec tbi fuel injection. About done now but a difficult project. Also installing conductive teflon fuel hoses to replace all hoses rather than original vinyl hoses.

For what it's worth I trim 100% up on short final. The 230 nose will drop fast when power is reduced. It gives me a much better transition to flare. I used this technique in a Cessna 310 for the same reason. At least it works for me.

The 1675 is the factory recommended weight. The J430 has been around for a long time.

Going ELSA voids the liability for Jabiru which I am willing to do. I guess the answer will come soon as the rule will be finalized next month. I think the 230D is a great aircraft but at this time the LSA payload is one of the worst of all LSA aircraft. With two 175 lb people you can only have 14 gal fuel and nothing else.

The 230D has a design weight of 1675 lbs. but is limited to 1320 to meet LSA requirements. If a 230D is built as a kit the owner has the option for 1320 or 1675. The 230D was built as a 4 seater (J430) but restricted to 2 seats to fit LSA.

One of the reasons I bought the 230D is I was told by the distributor that when MOSAIC was completed it was his information that the gross weight would be allowed to increase. I hope this will be the case as my empty weight is 883 lbs. To be legal at this time my fuel load must be minimal. If Jabiru doesn’t do this , then I feel that Jabiru will not survive in the US. MOSAIC allows the manufacturer to make this decision for LSA and ELSA. If Jabiru does not do this then that tells me that Jabiru does not support their past sales and there will be no trust in future sales. Just requiring a new purchase for the weight increase will not do it. Also the added issue of the crankshaft problem does not help. I hope this is not the case. I have asked Jabiru au but received no response. Just my opinion.

Empty weight of 230D is more like 380 kg

I will purchase a new engine and install it myself. It could take up to 2 years to get my crankshaft changed as I have less than 50 hrs since new. A lot can change in 2 years and I need to get this done. I will sell the engine once it's done. I am disappointed in the fact that I just bought a new engine and now have this issue. Jabiru is a small company and this issue will be very expensive for them so I understand.

All I am looking for is to get the crankshaft installed correctly by competent individuals. I spent $28,000 on a new engine installed by the Jabiru distributor when the aircraft was purchased. There was a serious installation issue found after I received the aircraft which I corrected. I've been in this industry for a long time and people make mistakes, we all do. My only disappointment is that with the low total time they would not exchange the engine. Other than that I am ok.