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  • Amadeus
    Amadeus reacted to j4cbo's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    Again, this is false. As I posted earlier: There are type-certificated Rotax 912 engines used in aircraft with regular FAR 23 type...
  • Amadeus
    Amadeus reacted to N8DAV8R's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    We won. Consistency was key. Based a year or so worth of 912is FADEC data we identified the power setting that resulted in the most...
  • TS Flightlines
    TS Flightlines replied to the thread Torque for steel fuel fittings with aluminum AN fittings.
    nothing on the threads. I take 2 stubby wrenches and squeeze. LOL, those of you that know me know that I havent been in a gym since Ford...
  • T
    TShort reacted to bjdecker's post in the thread AOG - Bad Front Seal, Oregon Coast with Haha Haha.
    Hmmmm... I always thought @DanH was like Chuck Norris -- One look and that nose seal should just fix itself and apologize for the...
  • J
    j4cbo replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    Again, this is false. As I posted earlier: There are type-certificated Rotax 912 engines used in aircraft with regular FAR 23 type...
  • wirejock
    wirejock reacted to IO390's post in the thread Engine Concerns - Camshaft with Like Like.
    No, roller engines are otherwise the same as flat tappet engines. The normal 540 cases have the dipstick running through the case and...
  • RogerH
    RogerH reacted to lr172's post in the thread Pre-buy oil analysis conundrum with Like Like.
    Pretty sure there is no aluminum in a valve guide. Would suspect a good bit of lead in the build up taken out of the guides. Doubt it...
  • scrollF4
    scrollF4 reacted to pierre smith's post in the thread Woohoo…..it’s certified! with Like Like.
    My RV-12 became an official airplane yesterday, certified by Mr. Bill Woods of Toccoa, Georgia. Regards, Pierre
  • W
    whity1231$ reacted to Jetguy's post in the thread An Older RV12 Avionics Look Back! with Like Like.
    I recently upgraded my GPS system in my RV12 and decided to take a quick look back at the avionics upgrades I’ve made since the...
  • J
    j4cbo reacted to DeltaRomeo's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    Always a good idea to occasionally re-read the rules on civility here, chaps...
  • M
    mechmike replied to the thread AOG - Bad Front Seal, Oregon Coast.
    I tested various option by bonding pieces of an old cleaned up seal to aluminum and I think you will find the newly lycoming approved...
  • flymore
    flymore reacted to Alphalpha's post in the thread Wiki Update #10 with Like Like.
    I added some general notes about building the tanks in the first tank section, #10.
  • Mel
    Mel reacted to pierre smith's post in the thread Woohoo…..it’s certified! with Like Like.
    My RV-12 became an official airplane yesterday, certified by Mr. Bill Woods of Toccoa, Georgia. Regards, Pierre
  • N8DAV8R
    N8DAV8R reacted to BurnieM's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    I am at a loss to understand this whole thread. Outside the Vans world Rotax well and truely proved itself 20 years ago. Outside the...
  • N8DAV8R
    N8DAV8R replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    We won. Consistency was key. Based a year or so worth of 912is FADEC data we identified the power setting that resulted in the most...
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