Not true. I have had an occasion with the Jabiru in my Rans S-12 where the A&P at the airport where I had some engine problems wouldn't even look at it, but was kind enough to let me borrow some tools. The Jabiru has some quirks of its own that may give some problems. Between the Jabiru on the S-12 and the Rotax 912S on a Rans S-6S that my father and I have built together, I much prefer the 912. Definitely is a case of comparing apples to oranges as far as the two engines are concerned. Would gladly trade the Jab for a 912. Just my $.02. Sincerely John Weber.
On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 05:40:27PM -0000, Rick Pitcher wrote:
> If I got this right, Rotax requires Rotax certified mechanics to work on
> the Rotax engines... right??? But Jabiru allows any certfied A&P to do the
> work on Jabiru engines...? If that's the case, the air-cooled,
> horizontally-opposed, direct-drive, single-carb engine is familiar to all
> the mechanics at your LOCAL FBO! I don't think you'd have much trouble
> finding someone local to do your maintenance or repairs.
Not only that, but the Jabiru is much closer to the usual aircraft engine
than the Rotax is. Each side has its partisans, but Rick is correct: any A&P
will feel at hoome workin on a Jabiru and won't screw it up if he treats it
like an O-200. The same definitely cannot be said of Rotax. Rotax has
service centers because it has to, not because it wants to.
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