*** PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, in the wake of the latest Lycoming crankshaft issues, AVweb asked whether owners should have to foot the bill to replace suspect crankshafts built into their engines.
The majority of respondents (63% of you) said NO – mostly because we’re talking about paying for crankshafts that haven’t been proven to be substandard.
A small group (24% of respondents) also said NO, but this time because the buyer – no matter what the situation with Lycoming or the engines – is not at fault for defects in the crankshafts.
And another 6% of readers said NO, even though their feelings on the issue didn’t match our available choices.
On the other side of the issue, only 7% of those who responded thought Lycoming should pass along the replacement costs to engine owners. Eight readers thought it was better than bankrupting Lycoming, 16 wanted to see if the company could survive the backlash from retroactively raising costs, and another 8 said their feelings weren’t represented by our choices.
*** THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***
If we gave you a closetful of cash – but only enough for one jet – which VLJ would you choose? (Assume for the sake of this question that each design succeeds in attaining certification.)
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Question of the Week
Key Takeaways:
- A recent poll revealed that an overwhelming majority (93%) of respondents believe aircraft owners should not have to pay for the replacement of potentially faulty Lycoming crankshafts.
- The primary reasons cited for not paying included that the crankshafts haven't been proven substandard (63%) and that buyers are not at fault for manufacturer defects (24%).
- Only 7% of respondents thought owners should bear the replacement costs, with reasons varying from preventing Lycoming's bankruptcy to observing the company's response to such a decision.
- This week's new poll question asks readers to choose which Very Light Jet (VLJ) they would select if given the funds for one.
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