----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Pilcher
Subject: Re: Fw: fleet hours
Hi Mr runnymeade,
Don,t know about limbach's, theres only 1
installed in a Europa on Rowlands list. Funny I thought most Katana's
were fitted with Rotax 912 certified or lately 912s certified engines
and are used by quite a few flight training schools.Cubair at Redhill
Aerodrome say they are delighted with the installation. The base price
for a 912 UL is 5700 pounds plus vat, I have been informed that with
a 912 certified engine you get more bits of paper.
Regards
Mr Pilcher
----- Original Message -----
From: Runnymede73@aol.com
Subject: Re: Fw: fleet hours
all engines should run on a test bed for approximately the hours that
the
longest running europa has achieved, so nothing is yet proved. The
manufacturer states i believe, that the 'engine is not certified for
aircraft
use' circ 10k is an awful lot of money to pay for an engine with
this
pedigree. a limbach or any other vw derived engine is much cheaper and
maybe
more reliable. i know of grob engines that have run in excess of 4000
hours
without major problems equating to perhaps a cost of replacement of
2 per
hour.it will be interesting to eventually find out the true TBO on the
rotax
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