What is the TBO (Time Before Overhaul) of the AeroVee?
Because the AeroVee is an Experimental aircraft engine, there is no requirement to publish or specify a TBO. We don’t publish a TBO, and we really don’t approach overhaul with a TBO mentality. There is no magic hour at which any engine suddenly needs service, whether certified or not. The AeroVee will last anywhere between 700 and 1200 hours depending upon how well you treat it. If you do a good job following our instructions to assemble the engine, as long as you keep the temperatures in the green, change the oil at proper intervals, keep the valves adjusted, and provided you are flying often-enough (a big caveat with all aircraft engines), you will easily see 1000 hours out of your AeroVee. As long as you have good compression and the engine is not burning oil, the AeroVee is good-to-go. You will notice when the engine is not providing quite the same static RPM and that’s typically a good sign that some level of overhaul should be considered. The really great news is that core parts
