REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP

[Rene Dugas]

I asked myself what item's failure would kill my family or friends?   
The list was long but what big items would I be embarassed about or  
worse, to have skimped on?  My answers:  Engine - remanufactured 0  
time Lycoming IO-540, Garmin GPS and Com and the best prop I can  
afford. The Garmin 430 was $13,000 back when purchased it so the  
AeroComposite was only slightly higher than the new MT I flew for over  
three hundred hours. The MT was always beat up and I repaired it five  
times and repainted six times and had it totally rebuilt before I sold  
it because I was not comfortable selling it as is. I then asked myself  
why I tolerated the MT so long?  Because before the AC, it was the  
best I could do. We all ask these questions or should. Our answers  
differ but we live or die as pilots on each one of these. My family  
knows I build and fly with the best I can get and if I am found in a  
smoking hole it was probably my flying skills and not the plane or  
purchases that got me there.
Your mileage will vary but three thousand more for the best I can get  
is certainly reasonable to me.
When I wrote the check I felt the pain but I'm still glad I did it.   
Please check out the web site. It may be better than insurance.

Rene' Dugas
Sent from my iPhone 3GS


On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:49 PM, "Lou Stedman" <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>  
wrote:

> I agree. 15K for 8 knots?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Ellzey
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:38 AM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>
> Thats a lot of money to spend for a prop.
>
> Andy
>
> From: Rene Dugas <dugasd at bellsouth.net>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sat, November 7, 2009 5:33:29 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>
> I think mine was 15 k. Lead was 4 months years ago. Gained 500 ft  
> min climb and 8 knot at cruise. Blade cross section is much thinner  
> and blades are MUCH STONGER.   I'm very pleased. I am unaware of  
> specific testing for harmonics with my io 540 260 hp.
>
> Rene' Dugas
> Sent from my iPhone 3GS
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Rene,
>>
>> How much is a hydraulic AeroComposite prop for an XLRG 300hp IO540,  
>> and what is the normal lead time for delivery? Is the cruse speeds  
>> comparable to the MT. Has anyone done a harmonic vibration analysis  
>> on this prop airframe combination.
>>
>> Andy Ellzey
>>
>> From: Rene Dugas <dugasd at bellsouth.net>
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 7:12:30      PM
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>>
>> I did the reverse.
>> Rene’
>> pics
>>
>> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org      [mailto:reflector- 
>> bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Darrell & Nora Kufalk
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:02 PM
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>>
>> I like my AeroComposites prop so much, I painted my entire airplane  
>> to match it.  :)
>>
>> 110 hours and going strong.
>> Darrell
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Rene Dugas
>> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 2:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>>
>> Love my AeroComposite.  Please consider one.
>> Rene’
>>
>> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector- 
>> bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of        Jmbmitch33
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:12 AM
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>>
>> I need a hydrolic MT and the MT that I was using has been working  
>> fine for just over 500+ hours.  If yours is hydrolic, what would  
>> you take for me to sweep it off your floor??..lol.  I would like to  
>> call you if you could give me your number...
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mitch
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: HYTEC45 at aol.com
>> To: reflector at tvbf.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: PUSHER PROP
>>
>> In a message dated 11/3/2009 6:10:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, Jmbmitch33 at comcast.net 
>>  writes:
>> Hello everyone, looking for a MT 3 blade prop for a LYC  
>> IO360....any advice on where to look without breaking the  
>> bank?......Or, does anyone have another brand they like other than  
>> MT??
>>
>> Thanks
>> M.Brown
>> What type, electric or hydraulic?  Is the engine counterweighted?   
>> I have invested over 18K in my mt for my IO-360-C1C over the past  
>> 8          years with still no workable prop.  It sits again on my  
>> hanger floor fresh from overhaul with new blades and that is where  
>> it will stay.  Even though it's zero time at this point, I could  
>> not sleep at night pushing it off on someone.  I have come to the  
>> conclusion that the 180' firing pulses on the 360 (200hp) without  
>> counterweights are to violent for the bearing/seal design of the mt  
>> as this is what fails after approximately 40-50 hours.
>> Run Forest; Run!!
>> A friend with a cozy running a IO-360 is running the Aerocomposit  
>> with good results.
>> FYI,
>> TEC
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