“Hi Dan Yoder watch this video first and then give me a call if you like, (I’ll messenger you my number) Too much to type and I’m about to walk to a 5 guys for dinner here on my airline overnight. So I have plenty of time to talk about my experience and answer questions. They’ve been nothing short of fantastic.......”

“I have a Viking 130 in my 750 stol and I really like it! Starts up in the winter on the first crank without having to be plugged in. It has lots of power and is very easy to install. Plus I would assume that you can order the engine and have it shipped to your doorstep before you get the jabiru engine pulled off. Their customer service is top notch. I have about 400 hrs on mine now, and it’s running good. Only thing that needed replaced was a starter around 300 hrs and it was approximately $250 and a 15 minute swap!”

“We have a Viking 130 in our 750 STOL and love it, no issues and Jan Eggenfellner & Alissa Eggenfellner will answer any questions you have, quick response. They have an engine workshop coming up on February 3rd at their place in Edgewater Florida.”

“We are running a Viking 130 on our Cruzer and are loving it. Starts easy, runs great with lots of power and was easy to install.”

“We have 2 zeniths 750 stols one zenith 750 Super Duty and one Zenith 801 SD, plus we are building a Ultravia Pelican and a Glastar all with Viking engines. The two 750 stols have Viking 130, and the Pelican. The 750 SD has a 195 hp turbo Viking so does the Glastar. Even have a Rans S-12 that ditched the Rotax 912UL for a Viking 90 hp. All this are aircraft at our club from different club members. 4 years since we found Viking and we were hooked from the first engine. Plus in case we were to need some parts we can source it locally instead of having to order something out the country 😎”

“I have a Viking 130 with VIP prop. Even with the huge tires I get amazing takeoff and climb and great cruise performance. The best part (aside from the amazing customer service) is the water cooled installation is so much easier to get correct for cooling, wiring and rigging. I literally had flown off my 40 hours in my Viking 750, before my friend in a Jabiru who did his first flight at the same time I did was able to leave the pattern because of fighting overheating and balancing cylinder temperatures. I also like the wider powerband the Honda VTEC gave me when I did use a fixed pitch prob. I also wanted a 130HP and I knew the Zenith factory movs to the 118 because the high octane unlead the UL130 HP uses is hard to come by, and you can’t use much of the extra HP without a Air-master prop or you can cut your cruise speed down. Since I got my 130, Viking has added a few more options that look great like the 140turbo.”

“I had a UL and changed to the Viking 130 VIP. I have a Viking 90 on my Aventura HP, a Viking 130 on my last 750 (sold now), and I am putting a Viking 140 Turbo on my next 750 STOL.

The UL struggled to stay cool in my hot environment at the slower speeds and high power combination needed for true STOL flying. Climbing with a high nose attitude at 45 knots and burning 30 LPH at full noise is a hell of a lot to ask from any air-cooled engine.

For me, the liquid cooled Viking was brilliant the whole time.”

“Was out flying today in my 750 with 130 - - depends on your mission i suppose- but easy and quick fixes is something i need with the amount of hours I’m dishing out. Wont find better support or service out there. Cant go wrong- where are you located? Might be worth taking a ride in a 130/150 equipped SToL and seeing ehat yiu think?”

“Viking 130. Excellent Honda reliability superb Viking technology innovations, engineering, development and support.

Starts right up no matter how cold it is here in Maryland. Maintenance is easy and parts, if you need them, are plentiful.

Jan and Alissa provide the best support of ANY company with which I have ever worked... bar none.

When I build another plane, it will have another Viking engine (or two!).”

“My father and I have a Viking 130 in our Cruzer. Jan Eggenfellner and Alissa Eggenfellner have the top notch customer service when calling with a question. We haven’t had any trouble with the 130 and are very satisfied with the product and support. #130HorseAirforce.”

“Went from 2nd gen Jabiru 3300 to a Viking 130 in my STOL 750. Better performance. Cheaper to operate. No complaints. Viking takes care of their customers. If I didn't do viking, I'd have a rotax 912 uls. Engine has the best R&D, testing, and market share than any other engine for light sport aircraft.”

“I have the Viking 130 on my Cruzer. Only 50 hours of flying. Running awesome, doesn’t miss a beat. Would do it again in a heartbeat. With that being said, I did have a Jab 3300 on my Sonex. I loved that engine as well. I used the carb from Sonex and it started every time. The guy I sold it to, in Canada, did retro-fit a cooling system with radiator for hot CHTs... good luck with your choice!”

“I would definitely be going for the Viking Aircraft Engines baby turbo 140 and a vip propellor got to be a game changer”

“Do the Honda Viking! There’s simply not a better choice on the market and I have the utmost respect for Viking and Honda motor company. I have Honda everything and everything they do starts on time when you want it.”

“i have two honda horn engines and would have more if I had more airplanes. Maybe a new airplane is called for! Best bang for your buck anywhere. Possibly even get parts from autozone..”

“We have a viking 130 in our Cruzer. 270+ hours in 20 months.

Love it. Great support from Jan and Alissa!

4.1 gph @ 4600 rpm/102 kts TAS.”

“I have flown my Viking 130 on a Zenith CH750 STOL return from Melbourne to Hamilton Island, Melbourne to Gold Coast, Melbourne to Perth, and many other shorter flights.

150 hours last year - all from 10,000 miles away from Viking HQ. Phone/email support was great, SB’s were easy to do and parts were very fast, performance was exactly as I expected and the engine continues to perform beautifully.

I have purchased another V90 for my ultralight and will install another V140T on my next Zenith build (1/2 done so far).

My longest non-stop flight was 7.7 hours up to 12,500 FT over some of the world's most remote terrain. Did it all on Auto-Pilit with music blaring. Not a stress in the world.

My engine always starts first time. It warms quickly. Runs quietly. Pulls hard on take off. Uses 20 litres per hour with a very respectable cruise speed of 80 knots at sea level. It takes me about 3 hours and costs $150 to complete the annual (4 plugs, 250ml gear oil, 3.8L engine oil and 3 fuel filters).

I love my Viking engine AND ownership experience. I doubt there is a better ICE engine out there - regardless of price, service and ease of operation.”

“For me the support when things do go wrong is far more of a selling point then getting "perfection" which is not attainable. I had a gearbox issue when experimenting with early Variable prop conversion. My Viking was flying 4 days later fully covered under waranty. Full transparancy from Viking. My friend had a similar issue with his Rotax GB around the same time. The gearbox contaiminated and killed his engine (shared Oil System) and three years later he finally flew again, having to pay for an entirely new engine and no warranty support. Dave Tillema replaced his orginal engine with a Viking after he was looking at the same type of years of waiting to fly again, and was up in a few weeks. Similarly when his engine reached end-of-life, he was back up with a new block in amazingly quick turn-around, far cheaper than any other rebuild option. So better support over the long run, and more economical replace-instead of rebuild and then end of service life for the block/heads. Far more economical in both the short and long term, with service parts and availablity of components being nearly instant. I am 325 hours on my Viking 130/VIP and the only thing I might ever do differently would be to maybe get a 140 if I was doing it again now.”

“Viking 130 is a superb engine. We chose it for our 750 STOL.

We have flown with Rotax and UL on other aircraft.

Beyond the lower price, superb performance and reliability of the Viking engine, it is very easy to maintain. We do our annual condition inspections, etc. When you do need parts (filters, spark plugs, etc), they are easy to get and, comparatively, inexpensive.

Lastly, and most importantly, I have never worked with ANY company, in any business, that is as responsive and helpful as Viking. Not one.

Our next build will also be powered by Viking.”

“Bill Cooper I agree wholeheartedly. I only have 90 hours on my engine to date, flown during the last year, but for all of the reasons you stated, I am planning my next build around using a Viking Aircraft Engines power plant.”

“Very happy with Viking and my Viking 90 (Mitsubishi, not Honda). I was not initially crazy about the idea of liquid cooled, but after working on baffleing for my previous engine, carb heat box, and all the headaches with that, I would pick a liquid cooled viking engine every day. The engine/FWF kit is very complete and their customer service is what all other companies should strive to be.”

“110 in a 701.. rocket ship..

I have a 110 in the 750 and love it”

“Been super happy with the 130 in my 750 Cruzer in 60hrs of flight time. As others have mentioned it's a super simple install and operation - no baffling, no mixture control, safer cabin heating, ultra smooth, cool sound, and tons of power in the Cruzer. I have the Viking View EIS and about the only thing it’s missing is fuel flow/fuel totalizer functions. I also highly recommend the Viking header tank and steel bungee (I'd recommend those with any sort of engine).”

“Well let me put it this way. We are located in South Mexico, Rotax and all aviation Engines and parts need to be imported. Honda Viking engine parts can be bought localy at autozone. We have in our club 4 Viking engines working like a clock with out any Issues. I think for our purposes viking engines has been the best decision.”