Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rotax factory certified mechanic required?

On the other hand..........A 2 stroke Rotax is a very simple engine. I see no reason that an owner of average intellect couldn't be taught by a knowledgeable (And not necessarily certified) person, to do all the dis-assembly, inspection, corrections and reassembly INCLUDING splitting the case. (I would leave the crank rebuild for others). The Rotax requirements that even the Heavy course wouldn't allow that are SO CYA that they just seem crazy. In fact they are. I guess we will all be flying under the direction and approval of the insurance companies, their lawyers and actuarial charts. Remember not to bank over 60 degrees!

Bill

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Bob Comperini <bob@...> wrote:
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> >I read the document.
> >Mighty interesting that the 'certificated' rotax plane owner has to take a 'refresher' course on the rotax engine every two years.
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> Yup.. my reservation is already made for next month $300 plus expenses.
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> >One of the things mentioned is that a person has to be trained, just to change the oil.
> >Most people just read the manual, follow the instructions in the manual, and are totally successful at changing the oil.
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> True, if you use the Rotax in an SLSA, or want them to honor a warranty claim (even on an experimental). A&Ps also need to be current "Rotax rated" if they want to work on those engines.
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> Yes, excessive CYA I guess.. but for what its worth, I can understand some of the reasons for it. About a year ago, there was a person in my area who had his local A&P do some servicing on his 912. The A&P had no clue what the proper procedure was per the Rotax maintenance manual (and of course, was not Rotax trained). The thing that stuck in my mind, was that the mechanic insisted on "hand propping" the engine after the oil was removed "to get every last drop out". Turning the prop with no oil is a no-no on Rotax, unless you want to to thru the proper procedures again, to ensure the system has been "oiled".
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> These engines do have some quirks, and things that need to be done "the rotax way" for maintenance. So, that being said, I can understand having a requirement for "factory training" on things like that.
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> Bob Comperini
> e-mail: bob@...
> WWW: http://www.fly-ul.com
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