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

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.
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC, PP-ASEL, CFI-SP http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (KFRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml

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