In my opinion the engine should never have been taken to
a Mazda dealer to begin with.

I think it will be bad news for all of us if Mazda is ever found
at fault for an aviation-related incident.  How could it possibly
be their fault?  Homebuilders should accept responsibility for
their modifications.  One way to do this is to not call your
engine a "Mazda 13B" when applying for your registration
and airworthiness certificates.  I did this at the recommendation
of my FAA DAR.  My engine is a "Mick 13B".  The DAR
said people often do this if they modify the engine, even with
Lycoming engines.

Perry Mick

Thats a good point Perry. The engine is not an important identifier for the aircraft. Some designers get the heebee geebies over mods the builders make and insist they register as something else. I personally think this is a load of crap and the designers need to get over it or out of it if that is the case. granted there are a lot of stupid people out there, some of which build airplanes and make stupid mods. that is going to happen in any industry..look at what people do to their cars. You don't see GM or Ford coming down on them?

I think it is an important part of the aircraft's identity that it is registered as whatever it's root identity is. If nothing else it is a matter of safety. If I am in a lineup of planes trying to get into Osh or anywhere else or just trying to identify myself it would be a lot clearer to respond that I was a Cozy than a "Chrissi Dumafloggie Xr- Rg Turbo"  ...the Cozy will be immediatly recognizable. Safe simple clear communication. So if the designer does not like that our plane is turbo rotary powered with a dihedral canard and full retracts.. oh well, get over it.
...Chrissi

Cozy Mk-IV 13B-turbo
www.CozyGirrrl.com
Chrissi@BlueMountainAvionics.com

Rutan said the same thing, if you make major changes call it something else.
I don't have a problem with that. So I registered it under a different name.
But that doesn't keep me from calling it a Long-EZ so people know what it is.
I flew to RDM on Friday, tower asked me what type of experimental, I said
Long-EZ and he knew right away what I was talking about.  It is also insured
as a Long-EZ.

The reason I said you should register/certify your plane without "Mazda" in the
make of engine, is that I think if Mazda was hit with a multi-million dollar
lawsuit they could withdraw the rotary from the US market.  Bad news for all
of us.  It's probably highly unlikely, but the legal system in this country is a joke,
no common sense, you never know the outcome.  If the loser was forced to
pay the legal expenses of the other party, that would eliminate a lot of the stupid
lawsuits in this country. I've heard that is how it is in Britain, Singapore, and other
places.
--
Perry Mick
Duckt N7XR
http://www.ductedfan.com

Perry, thats another point, we do not consider our changes and modifications to be major. But that duct you have there...hmmmm :)
...Chrissi

Cozy Mk-IV 13B-turbo
www.CozyGirrrl.com
Chrissi@BlueMountainAvionics.com

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