I don't believe the "FX debacle" hurt OS's popularity one iota since 99% of the owners have never heard of such a problem. In the hundreds (!!) of OS's I've been exposed to over the years...I've yet to see it. If the motor gets replaced, it's because it's crashed into oblivion or the wrong size for the current airplane.

Not to get into that peeled liner crap again, but...in the final analysis, people like to buy the same thing that other folks are using successfully and that is almost invariably....OS.

Just to qualify this.....of all my motors...only 2 are OS. Just because they're older than many of the current fliers should say nothing about longevity/reliability of the product.