Hello,

I am Oliver an interested in purchasing a Kitfox 4 with a Jabiru 2200 engine, here in the US.

Model: 2200A
Serial No: 22A 2723

I have to admit, that I posted the same question in the Jabiru owners Forum, but thought that will also want to ask for Kitfox specific experience.

I did some research on the Jabiru 2200 engine, and found VERY mixed reports. People were also personally telling me to stay away from them. I posted my concerns in the official Jabiru forum, where I received a detailed response, what I really appreciated and what also lessened my worries a little bit: http://jabiru.net.au/forum/engines/149- ... fe-s-n#462

Doing some more research today, I however found more reports like this one http://www.jabiruownersgroup.org/vie....php?f=9&t=705 in which pilots described pretty serious issues with their engines (through bolt and flywheel bolt failures), even though the engines were not used in a flight school environment.

Our airport is located in a urban area, with no places to put the plane down in case of an engine failure. Purchasing a plane with an engine with still unsolved reliability issues is therefore not an option.

I was therefore looking for long term experiences with the Jabiru 2200 engine - good or bad. Also, do they typically make it to the 1000 / 2000 mark?

Oliver