REFLECTOR: FOD

[Leslie Huttunen]

Can you let me know the product name of the propguard tape you use and  
also where I can buy some?

Thank you,

Leslie Huttunen

On Jun 15, 2009, at 7:07 AM, <aminetech at bluefrog.com> <aminetech at bluefrog.com 
 > wrote:

> The propguard tape has essentially eliminated all leading edge  
> damage to my prop.  The ding I have now is close to the hub where  
> the prop guard is not.
>
> John
>
> --- tomcat05 at comcast.net wrote:
>
> From: Tom <tomcat05 at comcast.net>
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: FOD
> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:23:04 -0400
>
> The first 10 hours on my fixed gear were flown without fairings (as  
> per
> the handbook for help slowing on final). Pretty much every flight I
> would have dings on prop since homebase runway is a WWII concrete ramp
> that regurgitates lots of concrete and aggregate. After putting the
> wheelpants on, the problem virtually disappeared.
> (I had tried the taxi with the belly door down suggestion-no
> improvement--I think the mains were mostly doing it)...Tom
>
> Douglas Holub wrote:
>> / I've only got about 55 hours on my Velocity but I've had to fix  
>> dings
> />/ in the propeller 4 times already. I only land on asphalt runways.
> />/ After 500 hours my beautiful propeller will probably have 40  
> filled in
> />/ dings. It's a black carbon-fiber-over-maple Prince P-Tip prop.
> />/
> />/ I wish I could use a metal prop. I've started keeping the speed  
> brake
> />/ down when I taxi to keep stuff from the nose wheel hitting the  
> propeller.
> />/
> />/ Doug Holub
> />/ Standard FG w/ electric nose lift
> /
>
>
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