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Old June 9th 06, 05:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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On 2006-06-08, Dave Stadt wrote:
There is a reason pilots that fly Rotax power are usually nicknamed 'Dead
Stick.'


That's really a problem inherent to all two-strokes though. The four
stroke Rotaxes seem perfectly reliable. The Europa crowd around here
seem to get on very well with the 912 and 914S for a power plant - seems
just as reliable as a Lycontisauraus Rex (and uses less fuel).

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Then why did Diamond dump Rotax in favor of Continental. Besides being
unreliable Rotax has nearly no after sale customer support. Fly into Podunk
and try to get a Rotax fixed. The 4 strokes by Rotax I have been around
have been anything but reliable.