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

I forgot, what revision level is the 912 these days? Think any of those revisions were
created outside of the lab by junkyard mechanics? Think perhaps darn near all of them
were?

Bill Watson
bill@sportpilot.info

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From: "pwrsport@ix.netcom.com" <pwrsport@ix.netcom.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:44:42 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Can cruising the Rotax 912 a bit
below 5000 RPM actually INCREA

> Thank you so much for the post and surly the enlightenment. For those poor
> souls who search forinformation on this forum attempting to gain more insight
> on topics not learnedor found elsewhere beware; That even though the
> information given from peoplewith decades of engine, airframe work experience
> and thousands of hours flightexperience is considered by some as junk science
> from junk yard mechanics. And then there are others here who have builtand
> flown dozens of aircraft from kits and still more here in the manufacturing,
> sales, training and distribution business. Theytoo could fall into the same
> sub-category. So of course, THINK. . or possibly just do not seek advice or
> helphere; god knows what you may learn. Justthinking again as advised; I
> wonder what became of all the in-field problemsdiscovered over the years by
> many of us junk yard mechanics that really workwith and use the Rotax engines
> daily. Then forwarding this to the experts who BARNONE, KNOW IT ALL that
> actually makeengines only to learn from these experts that the problems must
> be caused bythe user because everything they put into print, say or do is
> infallible. Curiously we learn later with new enginescoming of the assembly
> line now mysteriously have improvements and changes madeaddressing those same
> situations given. I further wonder how many lives we may have saved from our
> laughable junkyard science and experience?
>
> Ed Snyder
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Huckle
> Sent: Dec 24, 2011 9:20 AM
> To: Sport Aircraft
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Can cruising the Rotax 912 a bit
> below 5000 RPM actually INCREA
>
> > Posted by: "Cajun Wes" wesleymarceaux@yahoo.com
> >
> > Hello fellow Pilots
> > I have been keeping watch but keeping my distance until this
> > engine speed thing has come out.. I cannot help but laugh at the
> > argument and all the supposedly know it all gurus from all over the
> > globe. I try and tell myself that surely not everyone believes this..
> > Butt, I find it necessary to remind all of you that these idiots
> > saying that they know more than Rotax then Rotax does,, really need to
> > be taking medication along with all those who believe them.. If you
> > pilots out there need info on the 912, just call or write the factory
> > with your question, no matter how stupid, and it will get answered
> > sooner or later.. By the way, the factory included an owners manual
> > when you purchased your engine and in that it gives you the recommended
> > RPM's to run the engine AND they also gave you a Guarantee with that
> > engine saying that , if you run it the way they say,,they will fix or
> > replace the engine for free. But if you listen to some junk
> > yard mechanic and his dog, you will get nothing from the factory.. My
> > money is on the factory who made the engine guys,,I'm sorry, but NO
> > ONE knows those engines as well as the guy who made it,,,BAR NONE!!!
> > but go ahead and spread gossip of he says she says and see how many
> > you kill with your stupidity. I will pray for them, and really,, I wish
> > all of you well for Christmas and New Years. Please, try not to listen
> > to hearsay or gossip when your life depends on it. Do the math and the
> > foot work for yourself and above all THINK!
> > Gentle breezes
> > Cajun Wes
>
> Thanks Wes... your recommendation to THINK is a good one.
> Except in the cases where thinkers would have done better to not think.
> ;-)
>
> That said, I just had another thought on this whole delicate 912 thang...
> and that is, I'd really like an engine which, at the very least,
> can run comfortably and safe without any excessive wear,
> at it's engine speed for maximum torque.
>
> Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays and New Year.
>
> Mike
>
> .
>
>
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