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• Maiden flight was a success!
• Development process of Rotax 915 iS aircraft engine on schedule.
• More than 40 OEMs confirmed the Design-In of the Rotax 915 iS aircraft engine.                    

BRP introduces a more powerful 135-hp Rotax aircraft engine at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin – the Rotax 915 iS.

Gunskirchen, Austria, April 14, 2015 – BRP launches a contest to find the oldest active certified Rotax aircraft engine in operation to celebrate 40 years of Rotax aircraft engines. “We are proud of 40 successful years of Rotax aircraft engines, which lead the ultra-light and light sport aircraft market worldwide. Our customers are brand ambassadors and an important part of our success story,” said Thomas Uhr, vice-president BRP-Powertrain and general manager BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG.

 Here are some examples of how to properly record the recent "Float Buoyancy Test" and "Float Exchange" service bulletins in your ROTAX engine log book.

NEWS FLASH:  ROTAX 912 – THE ENGINE THAT CHANGED LIGHT AVIATION

Gunskirchen, Austria, February 14, 2014 – ROTAX celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its 912 engine. The company started the production of aircraft engines in the year 1973. The first certified aircraft engine was delivered in 1975.

CONTEST: ROTAX TO DONATE 912 iS ENGINE

ROTAX will donate a brand new 912 iS engine to the flight school that achieves
the first time between overhauls (TBO) of 2,000 hours on a ROTAX 912 iS.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Rotax 912 engine family, BRP is organizing the second annual Rotax Fly-In taking place from June 5 to 7, 2014 at the airport in Wels, Upper Austria, in cooperation with the Aero Club Weisse Moewe Wels.

Part 1

This discussion is going to focus on a topic that will undoubtedly have Rotax engine owners on both sides of the fence, both for and against in a major discussion, but I hope to instill a sense of “Doing things right and for the right reason” and without all the worry some seem to have over this solid and sound maintenance practice. As you can see from the last few words in the last sentence this article will focus on the positives and good maintenance practice and hopefully get away from the all encompassing “Don’t fix it if it isn’t broke” concept. I do believe that some items are fine to be on a condition inspection or even wait until it wears out, but those are not flight safety issues or will they present a hazard when they fail. Planes in general and the hose change cost money , I’ll be the first to admit that, but you decided to fly and now you need to ask yourself what your life and your passenger’s life is worth and do you want to spend a little money now and keep safe and flying or spend a lot later and be grounded?