PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Jabiru J400 / Your comments please
View Single Post
Old 8th Jul 2014, 14:46
  #8 (permalink)  
FleetFlyer
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 246
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Jodel 1050
Its made of wood. You therefore can't park it outside and you'll have to budget for new covering every 20 years or so. I'd be surprised if it matched the Jabiru for fuel burn, load carrying or speed. The Jab will happily live outside under normal covers, though the metal parts will need to be regularly inspected. Overall though, the Jab is a much much cheaper ownership proposition.

The Jodel does win on kudos though, especially if you have the taildragger version.

Pioneer 400
Great plane, surely more than a match for the Jab in performance and fuel burn, but can you buy one with 40 grand? Nope.
FleetFlyer is offline