Pilot135pd
Well Known Member
Recommendations are that Lycomings and Continentals need to be flown every 2 or 3 weeks so they don't start getting internal corrosion especially on camshafts so if you aren't going to fly for more time than that it's recommended you pickle the engine.
Do the Rotax engines suffer from the same malady, or do they also have to be flown every 2 or 3 weeks to avoid internal corrosion or maybe issues with rubber seals drying up?
I had a O-360-a4m that sat for almost 3 years while I restored the T41a and it started up quickly and flew for many hours to the new owner's airport, and many hundreds of hours after that. It doesn't mean there wasn't some thin corrosion on the camshaft or other areas when I started it up.
I'm just curious to know if the Rotax has the same recommendations regarding when an owner should pickle the engine if it's going to sit for a while versus just getting in and going for another flight. Is it 4 weeks, is it 4 months, etc..
I live in East Texas so even though not Arizona, it's also not as humid as Florida.
Do the Rotax engines suffer from the same malady, or do they also have to be flown every 2 or 3 weeks to avoid internal corrosion or maybe issues with rubber seals drying up?
I had a O-360-a4m that sat for almost 3 years while I restored the T41a and it started up quickly and flew for many hours to the new owner's airport, and many hundreds of hours after that. It doesn't mean there wasn't some thin corrosion on the camshaft or other areas when I started it up.
I'm just curious to know if the Rotax has the same recommendations regarding when an owner should pickle the engine if it's going to sit for a while versus just getting in and going for another flight. Is it 4 weeks, is it 4 months, etc..
I live in East Texas so even though not Arizona, it's also not as humid as Florida.