REFLECTOR: Constant Speed (hydraulic) props

[Lawrence Epstein]

Man Brett really found the perfect woman. Not only does she like
flying, she is interested and involved in the
details......................................(not to mention driving
me back to my campsite)

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Brett Ferrell <reflector at velocityxl.com> wrote:
> Hi Reflector Friends!!!  Brett is kind enough to post this for me!  (Though
> I read the Mirror all the time!)
>
> I had a quick question…  it is now time for us to invest in a constant speed
> prop – don’t get me wrong, 180 kts out of our wonderful Catto is great but
> it was a promise I made to him when we started this!  I am trying to
> evaluate the Aero-composite prop versus the MT.  So far I have this data:
>
> Pro MT:  cheaper, possibly faster, small dings can be fixed by Brett, many
> more of our friends are flying them
>
> Pro Aero:  MUCH stronger (and we get many, many, MANY dings all the time –
> maybe due to our airport and its collection of rocks or maybe due to my
> skills at avoiding them – who knows)
>
> My concern is that the second overhaul of the MT would put the Aero cheaper
> since some of you have implied they are made out of glass.
>
> Any help and commentary is welcome!  Thank you!
>
> Regards,
>
> Elizabeth Ferrell
>
> N44VF
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