Jabiru Aviation.

17/10/2022

Congratulations to Marno Botha of FlyJab on Achieving your Authorised Person (AP) License for Jabiru aircraft. Marno has always been a valuable member of the maintenance team and we are ecstatic to see Marno progress and continue to make greater contributions to the team. Well done Smarno.

20/01/2022

Name changed to FlyJab Aviation. Will get FB page updated soon.

04/06/2019

17/10/2018

Bringing ZU-CIA back to life… (Part 4)

Once the new firewall was cut and bent to size we measured and drilled all the holes for the wiring and cables that needed to be installed from the cab to the engine compartment. Danie here at Jabiru Aviation decided to go over the old electrical harness, and to fix any wiring that weren’t up to scratch. Finally the time came to install the newly overhauled power plant, and to connect all the wires and cabling. Still a lot of work to complete, but we’re getting there. (To be Continued…)

15/10/2018

Bringing ZU-CIA back to life…(Part3)

The power plant was completely disassembled and shock load tests were done, this was a great opportunity to replace any rusted nuts, bolts or washers, every attachment such as the engine driven fuel pump, starter, solenoid, Oil cooler and various parts were inspected and if necessary replaced. At the same time the Crankshaft, Connecting rods, flywheel and new Pistons were balanced before assembly to ensure better performance and durability. Diagnostic testing will commence within the next view weeks. Exciting times… (To be Continued)

27/09/2018

Hi Mark thank you for your questions.
Just a short background: Since before 2003 ZU-CIA was extensively used as a trainer in Dave Naude’s flight school, and a lot of pilots who visit Hangar 30 at Rhino Park still remember her from when they did their training back in the day. Often we have long discussions with pilots who share some of their stories about the time they spent hour building in ZU-CIA.

The accident…
In 2017 ZU-CIA was used to conduct a Solo Nav from Rhino Park to Middelburg (Mpumalanga), on touchdown in Middelburg she veered of the runway plowed through the long grass and ended up inverted about 50m from the runway. The exact cause of the accident in not known, but as you can see from the photos I posed there were some damage that resulted from the accident sequence. No one was seriously hurt just a few bumps and bruises. We recovered ZU-CIA and brought her back to Rhino Park. Seeing the sad state she was in, Danie van Zyl here at Hangar 30 decided to get the ball rolling to restore her.

I hope this answers your questions, and please feel free to ask me if you need any additional info or detail on any of my posts.

(P.s. I will be sharing the history of this legend of a trainer in some of my upcoming posts).

27/09/2018

Bringing ZU-CIA back to life…(Part2)

Extensive stress testing was conducted on the air-frame structure and wings to ensure that she will be fit to once again soar into the blue yonder, the area were the nose wheel folded back into the firewall was repaired, and it is nearly impossible to see where any work was done to the firewall. To ensure that ZU-CIA looks the part she was given a fresh coat of paint and markings… (To be Continued)

25/09/2018

Bringing ZU-CIA back to life…

After ZU-CIA had an unfortunate accident, The Jabiru team recovered the aircraft and started the long process of restoring ZU-CIA to her former glory. Because the aircraft ended up inverted after the accident all the AVGAS leaked into the upholstery, which led to the removal and replacement of all the interior trimmings… (To be continued)

21/09/2018

Our power plant Diagnostic testing facility is online and operational. Testing of our overhauled engines under our D License ensure top quality and will enable Jabiru Aviation to improve our service delivery to all our clients. Thank you for you continued support. Please contact us for further information.

20/09/2018

Our condolences goes out to the family, friends and colleagues of John Jacobs and Andrew Grooderham, who tragically lost their lives when the Ikarus they were flying crashed on Wednesday.

08/07/2018

Jabiru team is proud to have been part of the Reach for a Dream aircraft raffle on Saturday at Melrose Arch.

01/07/2018

Jabiru Team at Melrose Arch to setup the Jabiru aircraft to be raffled by Reach for a Dream 7 July 2018. Time is running out, to purchase tickets for the raffle go to https://www.aircraftraffle.co.za.