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It's also worth bearing in mind that with current exchange rates, Laser engines rare cheaper than they were (relatively). EG the 70 is a tad over 200 which seems a steal compared with the chinese engines, or the OS.

Hello, I have a number of the LA engines. The oil coming from the front of the bearing is quite normal and nothing to worry about (unless it stops). In fact it's there because that's what makes the bearing work (a film of oil between the case and the shaft) and it will naturally come out the front. 5mm play sounds like quite a bit (if it's actually that) but there's always a bit of play on these engines to give clearnance between the prop driver and the case.

Still building albeit slowly But last weekend I was flying my old trainer - a coachman built from the free RCM&E Plan of 1996, I think!

Doesn't look like carbon all the way through to me either. In fact if this is a well known company that makes reproduction parts I was in communication with them some years ago about this and they confirmed that they're mainly glass with a layer of carbon on either side. They assured me that it was impossible to make a U/C out of just carbon laminations, although I do have one I got from Westons that is carbon all the way through. Does explain why their undercarts are so heavy! Personally, I think it is highly cheeky to sell something as "carbon composite" when they really mean "glass composite with carbon wrap"