Microlighters

The best (LSA) most affordable for SA conditions?

Another can of worms.....

I vote for a Bushbaby Explorer with a Jab 3300!

Why?

Local production and backup
Tried and tested
Resale value
Great for dirt strips
STOL performance
Handles great
Affordable
With the Jab3300:
Affordable
Power
Great maintenance backup service
Performace
2000 TBO

Nou gaan ek raas kry!
(Behalwe van Boet)

I think it depends on mission and budget.
I split roughly as follows....
<R200K - VW & 503 types (incl. maybe some of the older 582's) - Cubby, Bush baby, Cheetah, Beaver, Piet, etc.
<R350K - Big competition in this area. New 582's vs bottom end of the 912's - all of the above just bigger engines or newer.
<R500K - All the new 912's and maybe a 914 here....
HOW MUCH???? (plastic fantastics like Flamingo, Samba, Sting etc. Awesome aeries but the Euro exchange rate is not doing them any favours...)

No budget I would got for Flamingo or Sting or WT9. (prob Flamingo since I have flown in 1 and it slightly more comfi for me than the sting Carbon RG. never been in WT9, but looks nice as well....)

<R500K - Bush baby with a Rotec Radial engine or the Jabi SPT with 3300 engine....

<R350K - Bush baby with Jab or new BMW engine or outside chance of older 912ULS BB/Cheetah...

<R200K - Cubby and R50K fuel money vs anything else out there......

If I did not have to build it the RV12, Rans and the CH601 would also feature....

The 701/savanah is also an awesome aerie - I just never had the need for 1.... if mission is short rough stuff (like bakkie) then this is impossible to beat. Wish they made it in taillie....

Flooi, jou bek verdien jam!!

I think an explorer with the Jab 3300 would be the ultimate......

What about the new Sling

regards

Sukkelaar

If you have R1.6M plus tax, you can buy a new Sportsman, BUT
If you are just a normal person who has to budget for his groceries,
and if you want something that can do a bit of everything....

remember that very few pleasure aviators fly long distances at regular intervals...
so why an Explorer; taildragger?

South Africa has many more dirt strips than prepared runways.
The Explorer is good for around the patch as well as a long trip
It does not cost an arm and a leg
If you enjoy pain; you can build it yourself
If bent- easy to repair

Why a Jab3300?
I have a Jab J430 and I can tell you the engine is simply the best.
I have owned Continental, Rotax 582, 912, 912X and 912S and VW powered aeries
and have a host of other aeries on my licence..... and the Rotax with all that plumbing
and gearbox is good for what is was designed for: Snowmobiles!
The service that I get from Legair, the Jabiru guys- is far above notch in all ways.

I had a taildragger Bushbaby with a 912extra. Loved the aerie and hated the Rattex with
all my heart.

The Jab J430 is great and I love it- but lacks the dirt STOL dirt strip ability of lighter taildraggers.

Courses for horses; - many will have different tastes. This is just an opinion, but for
a low budget pleasure flying machine that can do a bit of everything- I'll vote for the
Explorerer with a night rated panel and a Jab3300!

And what will that set you back?

Massimo wrote:And what will that set you back?

Will see what Boet has to say...........

Look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jFLlUNaCrg

Soos ek tereg gese het: The ultimate. My hart pomp custard. Waar kan ek n goedkoop 3300 Jab enjin in die hande kry? Flooi, kontak my op 082 8041896

Stefan het geweet van een vir <R120 so n ruk terug... Nie "goedkoop nie, maar nie so veel soos n nuwe een nie...

Check by Jabi in George. hulle kry so af en toe te hore van een....

Die woord "hoendertande" comes to mind. I don't know of any available at the moment. A brand new Explorer with a Jabi 3300 with a analogue panel, radio and headsets will set you back approx R370-R380k excl VAT. Full glass cocpit in the region of R400-420k depending on options requested. These prices are factory build fly-away. Engine prices are linked to exchange rate. A new six will be approx R120-125k excl VAT

KFA wrote:Die woord "hoendertande" comes to mind. I don't know of any available at the moment. A brand new Explorer with a Jabi 3300 with a analogue panel, radio and headsets will set you back approx R370-R380k excl VAT. Full glass cocpit in the region of R400-420k depending on options requested. These prices are factory build fly-away. Engine prices are linked to exchange rate. A new six will be approx R120-125k excl VAT

Told you so. Even with the extra's-- still much much less than the composites and the blikkies like the Technam.

Do a search on the internet - every once in a while you'll see a 2nd hand one in Aus and the last time I looked there was one for which would have worked out around R55k

Like this one too. Remeber Aus $ around 6:1
http://www.forpilots.com/archive/rec.av ... /msg17.htm

Another one here - http://www.jabiru.net.au/forsalebodyFrame-1.htm

3300 engine
Complete 130hrs with sensinich 10hr fixed pitch prop for sale asking 14000.00 for the both.
Wal 0428469416

or here
http://www.myplane.com/ad/1922

.....THE SLING WHIT R1100GS BMW ENGINE....

That Rans S7 with Jab3300 climbs like a homesick angel!

Also sounds like an aeroplane!