Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Can cruising the Rotax 912 a bit below 5000 RPM actually INCREA

> From: apollonorthamerica
>
> Yes Lockwood and Eric Tucker and Christian from Rotax, Austria. They
> all think that there is more damage to the engine because of unbalanced
> rocking at low RPM (like 4100) than there is if it was running at 5000
> RPM where it is designed to equalize pressure around.
> Abid

> Posted by: "James Bair" jimbair@live.com
>
> Good to know. Unfortunately, not sure what I can do about it.
> Jim

Well... if it was mine,
I'd take absolutely -no- chances,
and I'd stop flying it when it gets to four thousand hours,
and give it to a UL pilot with a firm warning
that it !must! be overhauled before flying.

Mike
(there's no such thing as being "too-safe".. that's my view ;-)

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