[Sooty25]

local news reporting multiple engine thefts

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/engines-worth-100-000-stolen-from-planes-at-airfield/story-30390162-detail/story.html

[Dahlbeck]

Who would mount and fly a stolen engine...? Or sell for parts?

I guess experimental?

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[oldbiggincfi]

Looks as though someone attacked the Yorkshire Gliding Club WEB CAM last night.

For what purpose ?


https://www.ygc.co.uk/websitecamera/

[oldbiggincfi]

Sorry it's now working
Had big spider cracks earlier .
Nice weather though !

[rf3flyer]

Do we presume these were Rotax? I cannot tell the a/c type from the one photograph though it looks microlight-ish so I assume 912s. Makes me glad mine is not a Rotax.
I'd be devastated if that happened to mine, and I'm talking about the rape of the aeroplane here. Is there no way to stop this or do we have to move in to our man caves with a shotgun?

[Pete L]

Gives some extra clues as to destination. Romanians find Spanish relatively easy.

[ChrisRowland]

The plane in the picture looked like a Eurostar to me. It seemed to be a neat removal, everything forward of the firewall.

I guess that what happens is that these engines go through several hands and by the time that they emerge they appear to be kosher, at least for normal operation. I haven't heard of any of these stolen engines turning up. Maybe they are turned into parts.

[TheFarmer]

...or do we have to move in to our man caves with a shotgun?

Well, as a concept, it does actually work!! At the moment, the Police will only aim for their prescriptive 'crime goal' of dishing out a URN so the insurance can be claimed, and then they'll retire to their nearest motorway service station for a skinny latté and a slice of caramel shortbread.

The sooner G-INFO is shut down, the better. It's not helping anything or anyone. Except for spotters and thieves.

[Rod1]

The demand for UAV engines in Ukraine is quite high....

Rod1

[Charliesixtysix]

Similar article to OP but different picture.
http://www.kingsbridge-today.co.uk/arti ... ?id=109494


Looks like a CT sans engine in that picture.
Perhaps annoying a Local Councillor with hangarage there might go some way towards heightening the profile of this ongoing problem?

[hatzflyer]

Does anyone know if this problem exists in other countries ?
It also seems to me that Rotax stand to make a few bob out of this supplying replacement engines . It would be nice if they came up with some help.

[gfry]

In my mind hangar security needs to be increased. People are paying a few grand a year to keep their pride and joy in a glorified shed. They should at least be some for of security beyond a cheapo pad lock, things like CCTV, an alarm, better more fortified perimeter gates..... or maybe all of those measures.

[Cessna57]

I think if I owned an aircraft with a 912 I'd have gone totally "code red" by now.

GPS trackers now cost < £100

I'd be working out a way to hide one that I could do AFTER flying.
They are small.

I'd be putting some of those "wildlife" cameras in.

Lots of other stuff that I'm not posting on an open forum, as these thieves read this forum to see what's being done about it.

They keep reading "nothing much"

Can you engrave engines ?
or even just etch them like we used to etch bicycles?

[ChampChump]

Knowing that an engine is now in Romania doesn't get it back, though, does it? Does anyone know what happened to the ones discovered en-route that were found in Italy?

I understand that Rotax were offered a system of part numbering so at least individual components were traceable, but declined. I'm hazy on this, but someone here will be able to correct me.

[patowalker]

The stolen engines discovered in Italy has been taken from an airfield not far away.