Recent content by Glenn_the_Pilot

No worries DGZRT. I really appreciate the advice from everyone. There are plenty if videos on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/gakjarr/ The latest 3 are with the Yamaha. All the others are Rotax engines. Thanks hibshman25 (recognize you from RWF). Your suggestion about the coils...

The rotorblades are driven by air only. They're not connected to the engine. The engine turns the propeller, creating forward motion and causing air to move through the rotorblades to keep them spinning. The propeller is connected to the engine through a Rotax reduction gearbox which has a 3:1...

Thanks for the suggestion. When I got the motor, the instrument cluster showed about 5300 miles. Using a guess at an average speed we figure it had between 130 and 150 hours. I've added another 40 hours to that. Figure an equivalent of about 7500 miles or so. The manual says it should be done at...

Glad I found this forum. I hope you guys can help. I have a YG3 that I'm told is from a 2007 snowmobile. It is installed as an aircraft engine on my gyrocopter. I have the propeller pitch adjusted for 7500 max engine rpm. The engine has been working great until recently. I was climbing, WOT at...