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categories. This gave rise to the need
for ROTAX
®
to have factory-approved
programs on engines as they were ahead
of the other producers.
Aircraft manufacturer OEMs realized
that the engine training would ideally
come from the engine manufacturer
itself and did not want to develop train-
ing on the engines; so it was clear and
required that any approvals had to come
from the engine supplier/manufacturer
itself for that requirement. In 2007
ROTAX
®
released training guidelines
to all distributors based on RFSC and
Rotech Research Canada suggestions.
Therefore BRP-ROTAX
®
established in
2007 a globally standardized training
guideline covering the different scope of
work, target audiences, and educational
levels that range from familiarization to
overhauling of ROTAX
®
aircraft engines.
All technical training courses are offered
by ROTAX
®
authorized distributors and
training organizations.
The ASTM Light Sport committee,
F37, developed its ASTM F2339 engine
standard to which all ROTAX
®
aircraft
products were compliant with. As LSA
class has become globally accepted with
ROTAX
®
the dominant player in it, the
training programs were embraced by the
industry. Furthermore, a growing num-
ber of certified aircraft using ROTAX
®
engines and the shift to higher power
engines makes training even more impor-
tant for the future in both certified and
noncertified applications.