Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: SportCruiser flight this weekend

C'mon James. You ever tried asking an auto mechanic shop in the US to work on your aircraft engine?
They will show you the door so fast, you can't get your car 0-60 in that time.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "jimmyg51147" <james-galvin@...> wrote:
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> There are thousands and thousands in every city, town, or hamlet in the world they are called auto mechanics. The technology is brain dead simple and the parts are the same ones they repair/install every single day. Most shade tree mechanics with only basic skills would not have a problem doing their own work. Oh, I forgot about the specialized tools you will need. Let's see there is ?????????? Oh Right there isn't any. Like I said just take a look. You might be surprised.
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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@> wrote:
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> > How many service centers do they have set up in the US and where are they?
> >
> > Helen
> >
> > jimmyg51147 wrote:
> > > Helen:
> > > You might want to become more familar with the Jabiru line of aircraft engines. You can purchase most of the parts over the counter at NAPA and most of the remainder from GM. More power, costs less, on and on.Take a look.
> > > Jimmy
> > >
> > >
> > >> As for your statement about the Rotax engine being in a league of its
> > >> own, I 100% agree with you on that one. I know of no other engine as
> > >> reliable and cost effective as the Rotax 9 series. No top overhaul or
> > >> mag overhaul at the mid point like your O200s requires, sips car gas
> > >> including that with 10% ethanol, runs on motorcycle oil and car spark
> > >> plugs so cheap that you just pitch them and replace them at the 100 hour
> > >> mark. 2000 hour TBO and just keeps going and going like the Energizer
> > >> Bunny. Oh, and 100 pound lighter than just about everything else.
> > >> Definitely a league of its own!
> > >>
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