REFLECTOR:MT Prop went missing - Now Catto

[Alex Balic]

I wonder if Craig Catto would be interested in supplying blades to MT, or
producing aftermarket blades (of course that would probably make MT
furious)- he has kindly given me a loaner prop to use for ground testing and
preliminary flight testing, but those of us with the XL's can't realize full
performance with a fixed pitch,- even his, so I will consider the MT a
performance upgrade after I get flying- Catto makes a great prop though.

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of Jim Sower
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:16 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:MT Prop went missing


I had 6" of exhaust pipe go through my Catto.  Main dink wasn't big enough
to hold the
last knuckle of my pinkie.  Next blade had a scratch that I've seen made by
cowl
screws on other props.
ALL HAIL CATTO ... Jim S.

Scott Derrick wrote:

> Geeze, that's almost catastrophic damage!
>
> I had a 3/8 bolt go through my Cato and it just dinged it real good!
>
> Scott
>
> At 02:57 PM 4/4/2004, you wrote:
> >Chuck,
> >
> > > I guess that answers the question whether a stone strike, or something
> > > similar, could cause loss of a blade, or at least a portion of it.
Since
> > > photos were taken of it in a hangar, it's reasonable to conclude that
the
> > > plane returned in one piece.
> >
> >Yes. The Velocity landed safely. Greg was on board when it happened. He
is not
> >sure if the prop strike damage occurred on takeoff (stone, bar or runway
> >light) or whether a loose object such as a ruler may have departed during
> >flight. But whatever it was, it must have been reasonably large and
massive to
> >have done this much damage.
> >
> >Dave Black
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Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T


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