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Abstract: I just finished the first two elements of Lockwood Aviation/Aerotechnical Institute's Rotax 912/914 engine course and I wanted to take this oportunity to encourage everyone to consider taking one or both of these courses. This training is designed to demystify the Rotax 912/914 and make it easier for mechanics and owner/operator's to properly inspect and maintain Rotax 4 stroke engines.

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Thread : Rotax Training

Started at 18th-January-2011 11:02 PM by John Lawton

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Author : John Lawton

Date : 18th-January-2011 11:02 PM

Thread Title : Rotax Training

Greetings all,

I just finished the first two elements of Lockwood Aviation/Aerotechnical Institute's Rotax 912/914 engine course and I wanted to take this oportunity to encourage everyone to consider taking one or both of these courses. This training is designed to demystify the Rotax 912/914 and make it easier for mechanics and owner/operator's to properly inspect and maintain Rotax 4 stroke engines.

The first element (16 hours) is geared towards owner/operators. Every system is covered in depth and includes basic maintenance and inspection procedures. The Rotax 912/914 is a highly tuned and rather complex aircraft engine and it must be properly maintained if you are going to get maximum engine life. Many of the "standard" practices most of us have done for years on Lycomings and Continentals simply do not apply to this engine. In many cases if you fail to follow the recommended procedures and inspection schedule there are a number of things that can really jump up and bite you. Simple things, like oil changes, if not done properly and according to the recommended schedule can result in shortened engine life to catastrophic failure of your engine and everything in between. I would highly recommend every Ximango owner attend at least the first element of this course to familiarize yourself with this engine. I guarantee you if you do attend you will be very glad you did.

The second element (also 16 hours) is geared more towards mechanics to enlighten them on proper maintenance of each engine system, as well as removal and reinstallation of external engine parts like cylinder heads, pistons, water pumps, oil pumps, the turbo and turbo controller, the reduction gear, Sprague clutch, starter, charging coils, trigger coils, ignition modules, etc. This second course includes disassembly and reassembly of the external components, IOW everything short of splitting the crankcase. Another aspect is an in depth look at troubleshooting procedures so that you can diagnose problems and fix them with a minimal amount of "tail chasing" and down time. If you live in an area like I do where there are no A&P's who speak Rotax this course will be of great benefit to help you assist your A&P so that they don't do something stupid to ruin your engine.