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Scudrunner
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5 out of 2 Pilots are Dyslexic.
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Slick Goodlin
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That’s looks fantastic but I do sort of worry if it’s been as, um, ‘reliable’ as many other Rotec radial engines.
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David MacRay
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Are you mixing up Rotec with Rotax?
The Rotec engines seem to really be built well.
The Rotec engines seem to really be built well.
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Slick Goodlin
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From what I’ve heard the Rotec radials struggle to keep oil on the inside at best and gearbox failures aren’t uncommon.David MacRay wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:53 amAre you mixing up Rotec with Rotax?
The Rotec engines seem to really be built well.
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David MacRay
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A radial engine leaking oil? Maybe.
I don't get out much, I had not heard about gearbox issues. That's unfourtunate the guy who built them is pleasant.
I don't get out much, I had not heard about gearbox issues. That's unfourtunate the guy who built them is pleasant.