Light Aircraft Association

in my previous life I was a check pilot for the BMAA, them days you were not allowed to carry passengers to do the check flight, I had a purposely made balas bag which I could add or remove lead weights to gain the required weight, mind you I was fit them days and able to lift the ballast bag in and...

I have problem with a rotax 914, the crankcases has fretted with only 680 hours on it, the engine is pre 2005 , Have been told off rotax that they are not liable as it lacks evidence of a service history, even though a batch of these engines have suffered crankcase fretting, The cost of new crankcas...