Rotax Engine Essentials

What's special about preflighting the Rotax engines found on most LSAs? Tim Brooks, Director of Maintenance for Heart of Virginia Aviation, takes you on a just-the-facts tour explaining what you're looking for and why it's important.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• flying
• aviation
• Rotax
• engine
• LSA
• Tim Brooks
• Heart of Virginia Aviation
• light sport aircraft

[dazza421970]

These are one of the most reliable aircraft engines every built.

[crudeoilsystems]

thanks a lot

[nasirabba1]

This is very interesting, with like these we wont be having problems in our Field.

thanks a lot and keep the good work

[richard2006carga]

He is HOT

[jwills8606]

@biplaneacro

Nice try. I had one of these engines on a Kitfox model 1200. It worked to perfection. It started easily, ran smoothly, never overheated, burped, farted, ran rough. It had altitude-compensating carbs, which have been the standard on motorcycles for ages. It had electronic ignition. In short, it was a perfect engine. Continental and Lycoming need to come into the 21st century. Or maybe that's the 20th.

[wrh61]

I remember when as an A&P Mooney came out with the Porsche Mooney. Different engine therefore different maintenance . That should be standard with anything new to an owner/ operator.

I know nothing about Rotax but I'd like to see fuel injection; hate carbs. Fuel injection either works or it doesn't seems like to me. I do like the liquid cooling here ; kind of an old idea .

Porsche Mooney, single 'T' handle control, and sounded so much like a Porsche roadster, smooth..but slow airplane.

[TheRooster602]

@JimmysHobby - tell us specifically why not.

[Searey07]

If you have the springs on your exhaust system, run a bead of high temp silicone along and between the spring rings to absorb vibration. This vibration causes hardening and embrittles the springs. To do, put spring under tension to open up gaps between the rings, run a bead of silicone and let it ooze between the rings a little, let off tension, let it dry, install on exhaust.

[fastereddieb]

Nice overview, thanks!

I own a ROTAX on a Sky Arrow 600. I'd just like to correct the statement that each bank of cylinders has its own ignition - that's not right. Each ignition system fires either the TOP or the BOTTOM plugs. Also, Continentals and Lycomings do NOT suffer from shock cooling - that's been pretty much debunked as a myth.

[pcfix411]

Good video here, good job