>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.
Yup.. my reservation is already made for next month $300 plus expenses.
>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.
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.
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".
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.
Guess we are going to have to be very good to you Bob, as you are the only
one around here. Have filter cutting tool, will travel. Right? How much are
oil changes going to be money wise, Bob?
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Bob Comperini
e-mail: bob@fly-ul.com
WWW: http://www.fly-ul.com
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