About Rotax Aircraft Engines

I took a bunch of seminars on Rotax Aircraft Engines and share the highlights of what I learned. You can find these seminars by going to https://www.eaa.org/videos and searching for Rotax. Here are the ones that I used as sources for this video: By Dean Vogel of Lockwood Aviation: Rotax 912 Maintenance and Inspection Tips https://www.eaa.org/videos/2242926960001 By Phil Lockwood: Rotax 912 Engine Installation & Operational Tips https://www.eaa.org/videos/6275881077001 By Jorge Tavio, Rotax Flying Safety Club instructor: Rotax 912iS Sport Engine Overview https://www.eaa.org/videos/6073271269001 Getting to Know the Rotax 915 iS Engine https://www.eaa.org/videos/6158281979001 916iS - The New Rotax Engine https://www.eaa.org/videos/6331066065112 By Prof. H. Paul Shuch: Care and Feeding of the Rotax 912 https://www.eaa.org/videos/3503823469001 Pushing Past TBO - Running your Rotax Engine "On Condition" https://www.eaa.org/videos/6238916595001 Keeping your Rotax Alive https://www.eaa.org/videos/6189505137001 00:00 Intro 01:15 About the Rotax company, history 02:53 TBO 04:26 Oil system 04:52 Corrosion protection 06:18 Tight manufacturing tolerances 07:54 Gearbox 08:59 Overload clutch 10:05 Turbocharged 10:30 Injected vs Carbureted 11:20 Engine computers 12:38 Lane light diagnosis 12:51 Closing