About Rotax Aircraft Engines

By Dean Vogel of Lockwood Aviation:
Rotax 912 Maintenance and Inspection Tips

By Phil Lockwood:
Rotax 912 Engine Installation & Operational Tips

By Jorge Tavio, Rotax Flying Safety Club instructor:
Rotax 912iS Sport Engine Overview

Getting to Know the Rotax 915 iS Engine

916iS - The New Rotax Engine

By Prof. H. Paul Shuch:
Care and Feeding of the Rotax 912

Pushing Past TBO - Running your Rotax Engine "On Condition"

Keeping your Rotax Alive

00:00 Intro
01:15 About the Rotax company, history
02:53 TBO
04:26 Oil system
04:52 Corrosion protection
06:18 Tight manufacturing tolerances
07:54 Gearbox
08:59 Overload clutch
10:05 Turbocharged
10:30 Injected vs Carbureted
11:20 Engine computers
12:38 Lane light diagnosis
12:51 Closing

[alexanderklenk]

Great video! I'm on the Collins Aerospace development team for the Rotax iS engine ECUs and I always find it interesting to hear the perspectives of actual pilots.

[mikespeers]

Great presentation. Most of those seminars will put me to sleep. I would rather hear it from you.

[DanMackey-vu]

Great video, thank you! I have a new aircraft incoming from the Czech republic with the 916 installed and have struggled to find information like this. My first aircraft was a Czech SC which had a 912 and I absolutely LOVED that aircraft and power plant. Easy to work on, great power output and just so smooth and fuel efficient at 5.72gph average on 300hours in my first year.

I will NEVER own an aircraft without a Rotax engine. These will be the gold standard in the next 2-5 years once the legacy guys get over the change.

[steveyoung]

Great video. Very informative. Also very accurate! The Rotax engines are really a massive improvement to the legacy continental and Lycoming.

[DaleScrivenDotCom]

Thank you. I just finished Engine by Mike Busch. Your information syncs well with many points made in Mike’s book.

[brianberezowski]

I just discovered your channel.
WOW ... what an AWESOME video.
Very educational. THANK YOU for sharing your experience, knowledge and passion for Aviation.
Two thumbs up from CYQT. 👍🇨🇦👍

[JH-tkoi]

Great info- I'm sold on the Rotax....now just need to $$ to build a Sling. Haha.

On another note- I took your advice from a previous post and bought an IcyBreeze- flew for 1.6 hours this morning and didn't break a sweat in 90+ degrees. It's money well spent for 2-3 hours of comfort- thanks for the tip!

[PantelisKokkalis]

Very good video, thanks! very informative and explain things clearly and with numbers.

[michaelsladek]

Really enjoy your video's. Always informative.
I fly the same aircraft as yours all around Australia on various adventures & I always feel safe with the Rotax 915 purring away up front.
Looking forward to your next video!

[foesfly]

You shared more important details here than I’ve ever heard, anywhere else. My first airplane had a 912ULS and you enlightened me to advantages on that model I still wasn’t aware of. And I’m pretty much Sold on the 915/916 due to the advantages you detailed ♠️♠️

[Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

Some confusion here as to terminology. Tolerance is the allowable variation from from an ideal or standard measurement or value. Clearance is the correct term to use when describing the distance between two components, such as the gap between piston and cylinder wall. Also, a clutch can protect crankshaft components during a prop strike event, but excessive loads may still damage the front case or bearings. Check the engine manufacturer's requirements after any sudden prop stoppage.

[grantnyenes]

Excellent presentation…if they build a 6 cylinder, L and C in trouble

[chriskroeker]

The 912 in my last plane worked great - looking forward to the 915 in my next one.

[FalcoGeorge]

Great video. Thanks a lot for posting.

[robertlafnear]

MY favorite engine for my new DR Chinook when we start first time I saw a Rotax 912 at Oshkosh I thought it was much Rep.said small but MIGHTY. .. guess so.

[chuckwilson]

My Rotax engine runs great on my Cam-Am Spyder. It doesn’t fly high but it goes fast when needed.

[kevinphillips]

Thank you so much for this informative video. 👏👏👏👏

[YourFriendlyGApilot]

Great video, thank you!

I ❤ my Rotax

[joshsaviationadventures]

A friend of mine took a picture of your plane today in KC and sent it to me. She said if I get a chance to build a sling I should paint it like yours. Lol, I told her hey I know that plane

[josegquintero]

Excelent information; i’ve always wondered why Rotax engine doesnt have a lever for leaning the fuel air mixture