Hi All,
Yes, I've put up the Jabiru for sale after running some numbers and
talking with a few Alphabet departments at the FAA. Since I've been
building for 10 years as I've moved between counties I've missed the
'grandfathering' phase of allowing me to recertify the aircraft as an
ELSA, which is no longer a valid category since January of this year.
This means the aircraft has to be completed as an Experimental Amateur
Built. No problem as it actually gives a wider audience in the future
should I want to sell the plane.
However, if I want to to fly the plane with a Sport Pilot License (and
let my medical go) then the plane must perform to LSA specs. One can
fly an Experimental or Standard category aircraft with a Sport License
if the aircraft performs and was permitted/licensed that way originally.
Hence my desire to to dumb down the Europa by 10+ knots on the cruise,
and put it on a 50 lb diet to meet the GW and ensure adequate stall
speed performance. In the XS case I'll also need to put in a fixed gear
and I'm leaning towards a composite conventional gear.
Translated, this means I need sell my heavier J3300 and look at the
912UL. Asking price on the still in the box Jabiru is 15K complete
w/prop FWF.
Cheers,
Cleve Lee
A198 Mono XS
Airframe complete w/widening mod. Currently running wires.
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