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Old 10-23-2006 | 03:38 PM
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Default RE: JetJoe OWNERS thread

If you are a rep, you should have said so.

Anyway....

34 starts. That's basically still a new engine. I suspect you will be doing some sort of work again on the engine before you reach 50. But MAYBE you have it really cured. I do not know.

As far as pricing goes, flying a JetJoe for $599 is still pure fantasy, no ECU is included for that. Also, you need to add on the cost of a good useable fuel pump, making that autostart jetjoe package more like $1500. And I do not believe solenoids are included eitehr. Still less than anybody else, but a normal price for a second-hand engine like a RAM or PST.
IF you get your engine running right out of the box, for $1500, and you get fifty or more flights out of it, then that's a good deal. That's $600 or so less than the next guy's engine, I belive the T-500 is $2100, not sure what the Wren is.
Here's the kicker, though: the moment you need some major service, or you dork an airplane because the engine flames out, or you have to send it back to china, it does not seem like such a bargain anymore.
Realistically speaking, the engine is not THAT much less than the other brands. If you went for an airstart one, you could potentially get flying for around $1100 or so. That would be a substantial savings, and I guess for some guys, it's the choice between having a turbine and not having one at all.
Still, I have not seen that the problems with these engines have been truly solved, but I have an open mind.
Still nobody reporting on the bigger engine? Nobody?