REFLECTOR: Catto CS prop for 260hp and up.

[Richard Riley]

At 09:50 PM 4/6/2006, you wrote:
>That is my plane.  The prop is a great  but not enough pitch for the 
>IO540 260hp.  76"  So Catto was making me the 82" pitch. But this 
>guy is soooooo busy and now has some broken ribs from a fall he is 
>falling further and further behind.  Poor guy.  He was able to get 
>my MT blades repaired first then make the new fixed pitch. Paul 
>Calhoun is the other XL fllying with a Catto 80" pitch. We got 
>190kts out of this one.  He is having the MT blades rebuilt 
>now.  I'm sure it will take most of the summer to get them back. But 
>Paul says the Catto prop does just fine.  Just has a little less at 
>the top end. He thinks the 82" would be just right.
>Paul just got his plane painted and it is a real show stopper.  It 
>was done by a fellow in Salinas CA.  A real outstanding job.  For a 
>very good price.  He flew is plane for a good year before painting it.
>Dave

Heh.  My Catto is 103".

OK, I have 2 fewer seats than you guys, but I figure that's what Jet 
Blue is for.