Have to agree completely. Don't go cheap.
Top 5:
1. Reliability: no mags
2. Reliability: fewer parts with a rotary
3. Reliability: no top OH at 1000 hrs
4. Reliability: Smoother running means less vibration cracking
5. Autogas or avgas
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Top 7 reasons for using an auto conversion
When the majority of the reasons are "Cost" related, I get a little nervous.
My reasons for going with the rotary:
Less complexity (the typical pistons, valves, pushrod, etc. argument) which equates to Greater Reliability
Less Oil Burn : if you told me I was going to have to put a quart of oil in every 8-10 hours of operations for a car I would say you are crazy.
TBO - 50,000 miles is about 1000 hrs of operations. I have 90,000 on my Safari and it's going to go well beyond the 2000 hrs that I would get out of a Lycoming.
Back to cost - I'm not trying to save money by going with a rotary. I plan on top-notch parts, (i.e. ceramic seals, etc.) and having the engine balanced.
As far as Auto- Conversions, I'm not on board if it has pistons.
Again, my motivation is the simplicity of a rotary, not cheap.
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