X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:00:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxsf16.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.216] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 862672 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 22:30:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.28.216; envelope-from=farnsworth@charter.net Received: from mxip15.cluster1.charter.net (mxip15a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.145]) by mxsf16.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j392U5fU028126 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 22:30:05 -0400 Received: from 68-114-24-98.cpe.ga.charter.com (HELO Farnsworth) (68.114.24.98) by mxip15.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 08 Apr 2005 22:30:06 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.92,90,1112587200"; d="scan'208"; a="977520216:sNHT17103172" From: "Farnsworth" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Engine Failure X-Original-Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 22:30:56 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal Why don't you just install a feathering prop. That way, with loss of oil pressure it automatically goes to feather. Cheap insurance, in my opinion. Lynn Farnsworth Super Legacy #235 (flying) TSIO-550 Race #44 -Coarse pitch improved the glide distance by about 30% over the standard cruise pitch, but not nearly so much as stopping the prop.