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Dr Hoodoo Voodoo warns of future Jabiru embuggerances -  

The last remaining member of the old 'Golden West Mafia' & King of spin & bulldust and IOS 'strict liability' embuggerances, has a warning for all those current & wannabe Jabiru  owners who dare to blatantly aviate a Jabiru without restriction -

CASA lifts limits on Jabiru, with a warning

Jabiru has accused CASA of preparing a ‘biased’ report that has stifled its business.

• Anthony Klan
  
• The Australian
  
• 12:00AM July 29, 2016
  

Journalist
Sydney
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The air safety watchdog has warned owners and operators of aircraft with engines built by Queensland manufacturer Jabiru to remain vigilant despite it recently relaxing its restrictions on the aircraft over a spate of ­engine failures.

Earlier this month the Civil Aviation Safety Authority lifted restrictions placed on Jabiru-powered aircraft, including restrictions on flying over populated areas and a requirement passengers sign litigation waivers, on the majority of the Jabiru fleet.

CASA legal affairs managers Jonathan Aleck said that, despite a number of improvements, there were still concerns surrounding Jabiru engines.

“Our concerns were real and demonstrable and not the result of an exclusively CASA assessment, with the Air Traffic Safety Bureau corroborating as well,” Dr Aleck said.
Jabiru had made three modifications to its engines, including a problem with engine “through bolts”, which hold tighter the engine’s crank case where the engine’s pistons are housed.

Dr Aleck said the changes had reduced engine failures but “the problem has not been solved” because it was still unclear precisely what had been causing the failures.

“They (Jabiru) have not been vindicated, the problem has not been solved,” he said.
CASA has come under fire from Jabiru, which has accused it of preparing a “biased” report which has stifled its business.

The Aircraft Owners and ­Pilots Association, which has 2600 members, also targeted CASA over its handling of the matter, saying no other countries had sought to impose flight restrictions of planes with Jabiru engines.

Dr Aleck said CASA’s handling of its concerns with Jabiru engines had been appropriate and reasonable.

It had not sought to ground the fleet until problems were solved, only to require passengers and student pilots, who may be unaware of the possible mechanical problems, made an informed decision before flying in a Jabiru-powered aircraft.

Could someone please get rid of the 19th century practitioner of Hoodoo Voodoo & the fine art of strict liability embuggerances; in this day and age the Doc's philosophy of totalitarianism is no longer appropriate for a supposedly 1st world aviation safety administrator - FDS!  


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