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Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
...gliding cleaned up its act and reduced the death rate in the 80s would spark that all those greedy cfis ou...uess there is no greed in the faa regs. Seems if i just open my mouth i spark controversy here and on the d...- ...raft Oil - 12-pack x 1 Litre Case) from SkyGeek but I got my filter and spark plugs from Lockwood (www.lock...e DCPR8E Spark plug for Rotax 912U...
Comment on "How many engine outs have you had? Rough engine precautionary landings do not count, unless the prop is gone, then count that as an engine out. Running out of gas counts too. After voting, confess your sins. Everyone should have a story to share."
...it's quite a big percentage. I've been lucky so far, some minor glitches, but no real near engine outs in my 912. I did have a spark plug wire fall off a single c...- Don't forget there is only one oil filter that you can use on the Rotax 912 engine, because it is specifically designed for the pressure of that engine. It is a high pressure filter. As far as your spark plugs go, you must have heat paste on them.
Comment on "white eagles first engine out in soaring trike at elk river fly in"
...g in barnstormers at the beautiful job you did restoring that stripes weedhoper.a winner for sure. Anyways yes the e/o was caused by the inverted spark plug Cap coming off .i had j...- ...down here. My trike didn't run at all 3 days ago. I had been trying to find out. Fuel in bowls are measured good, but spark plugs didn't show any sparks at all. I tracked dow...
Comment on "Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?"
...ember you hurt your hand but as far as iam concerned if you walk away you did a good job. Ive had 3 forced landings in my soaring trike. 1 when my spark plug vibrated off. 2 when soa...- There are special rotax instructions for purging the oil after you have been in there. SI-912-018. What it entails is 1) remove 1 spark plug per cal, 2)remove the return oil...
Comment on "Cross Country (Long Distance) Flying Prep & Gear"
...not quickly perishable food. A payment card and some cash. Tent (small 2 pers), inflatable mattress, sleeping bag. One liter of engine oil, spare spark plugs, drilling pins and rope...Comment on "white eagles first engine out in soaring trike at elk river fly in"
...ld (short field, climbing into a slot of trees and more trees at the end). I aborted mid field and set it back down. On taxi back, the spark plug wire fell off and the en...