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...nder 2-stroke and all were my fault. But several of my engine outs included inability to restart engine inflight after cutting engine...se of my experience I definitely recommend regular simulated engine out landings regardless of wh...At the Hirth engine Booth- an Aircooled 80HP engine, designed for trikes originally
This one is a 4 cylinder boxer engine. Weighs a lot less than Rotax 80hp and costs about half. They also have a water cooled 80hp Hirth with inline 3 cylinders.Tags: Safety, engine out, checklist, forced landing, mayday, mayday mayday, restart the engine, airplane