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NEWS FLASH:  ROTAX 912 – THE ENGINE THAT CHANGED LIGHT AVIATION

Gunskirchen, Austria, February 14, 2014 – ROTAX celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its 912 engine. The company started the production of aircraft engines in the year 1973. The first certified aircraft engine was delivered in 1975.

The prudent answer is YES  and absolutely !

At the same time you pick up a screwdriver or wrench and get ready to  perform some work on your trusty Rotax engine, be it a 2 or 4 stroke, you should also be reaching for your engine manual. Let’s face it a manual is as important as your wrench. Your neighbor is not a walking Wikipedia and won’t always provide the correct advice or at least perhaps not in correct sequence.

Engine Stumbles on Takeoff!
 

In my many years of flying I always like to think I’m prepared for a pilots worst nightmare, engine failure on take-off. Until it happens to you, one never knows just how prepared you really are! In this particular case, the engine came back and the pilot made a successful landing, but that momentary sputter really got his heart beating. The real question was, why did the engine stumble, then come back to life?