Hello Matthew,
I have heard nothing but good about the Jabiru. In looking at the USA
Jabiru [
usjabiru.com] website it appears that the cheapest ready to fly aircraft is still $100,000. Do you have a model down there not available to us here maybe?
Bill
Grants Pass, Oregon
Bill,
Have a look here
http://www.jabiru.net.au/Unfortunately there are no prices any more, but the J120... offered here a little while back $58K Aus taxes included fly away. The 170 seems quite reasonable to me and starts from around $70K Aus, - they probably look the most balanced from an aesthetic point of view.. but for load carry capacity and registered as a 4 seater VH or 2 seater as what would be your LSA the 430/230 and is probably the one I would get - if I were to get one (which isn't likely). They're about $97K Aus flyaway, which is probably late 80's early 90's your dollars.
The key would be to buy a good second hand one from down here, stick it in a box and take it home...that way you'd probably get it over there flying considerably cheaper than buying a new one locally - if you Google - Recreational Aviation Australia, and follow the links to second hand aircraft, you might find yourself a bargain
Cheers
