This is the replacement to my quick lift jack. It is lighter and much more compact, small enough to fit in your tool kit. It’s designed for lifting a Sonex but suitable for some other light aircraft.

Only 205mm long and weighing only 385 grams (that’s 8 inches and 12.4 ounces in old money) it’s an easy fit in your tool kit and handy to have in the hangar and especially on a trip. Manufactured from 6061-T6 with some steel wear parts. Designed to lift 160 kg (350 pounds) but has been tested to over 400 kg – that’s in the ideal conditions of a test machine, not the rough and ready real world.

Price: A$120

General purpose jack

Fitted with a rectangular lift platform suitable for use with other types of landing gear legs. Mass is 415 grams (14.6 ounces).

Clip on hard point

A jack needs something to lift but unfortunately the standard Sonex axles don’t provide that. Here’s a slip on hard point for the standard Sonex axle.

Robust welded steel construction. Price: A$35

View a demonstration of both the jack and hard point in operation: https://youtu.be/Heojvwbljdc