Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rotax "5 year replace all rubber

At least at our school, we replace the engines well before the rubber
comes due.

Helen

On 8/5/2011 7:20 AM, Bill Holmes wrote:
> This is only "required" on SLSA's. The people who own experimental
> aircraft are allowed to make their own judgement calls on replacing the
> rubber and needed/recommended maintenance.
>
> A good portion of the SLSA fleet is being used for training. For those
> who own them, they knew the operating costs would be higher from day one
> and should be planning and charging accordingly! These guidelines are in
> place for safety. I have replaced a couple of engines and done some
> pretty extensive work on SLSA aircraft this year thanks to some people
> who thought they knew better than Rotax. Just about ALL aircraft have at
> least some specific life limited parts. The manufacturers would all
> prefer you replace these items BEFORE they fail and you risk falling out
> of the sky.
>
>

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