X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:44:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.143.100] (HELO imo-m12.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2849290 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:18:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.100; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m12.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.d01.2b7d7b70 (34905) for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:17:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from FWM-M28 (fwm-m28.webmail.aol.com [64.12.193.230]) by cia-da02.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA022-885948050d7412f; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:17:56 -0400 References: X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Aerocomposites props X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:17:55 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 75.63.175.119 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: vtailjeff@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CA6D4CECC8AABA_14DC_3886_FWM-M28.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 36012-STANDARD Received: from 75.63.175.119 by FWM-M28.sysops.aol.com (64.12.193.230) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:17:55 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CA6D4CECB5980A-14DC-1C55@FWM-M28.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MB_8CA6D4CECC8AABA_14DC_3886_FWM-M28.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Gary, I have not had the problem you mention. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: glcasey@adelphia.net To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:19 pm Subject: [LML] Aerocomposites props I think there are quite a few Lancairs with the Aerocomposites prop. I wonder if any have had a blade "sticking" problem like I have. On a hot day after a flight and sitting for maybe an hour, one blade seems to tighten up in the hub, preventing it from going to flat pitch. During the runup it will pull the engine speed down (go to coarse pitch), but will sometimes not come back. After sitting for enough time to thoroughly cool it will work normally. It has never been a problem in flight. This happened once when the prop was relatively new and Aerocomposites took it back for repair. Now a year later it has happened again. Anyone else had a similar problem? Aerocomposites said my prop was the first one with that problem. Gary Casey ES, Lycoming engine -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ----------MB_8CA6D4CECC8AABA_14DC_3886_FWM-M28.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Gary,

I have not had the problem you mention.

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: glcasey@adelphia.net
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:19 pm
Subject: [LML] Aerocomposites props

I think there are quite a few Lancairs with the Aerocomposites prop.  I wonder 
if any have had a blade "sticking" problem like I have.  On a hot day after a 
flight and sitting for maybe an hour, one blade seems to tighten up in the hub, 
preventing it from going to flat pitch.  During the runup it will pull the 
engine speed down (go to coarse pitch), but will sometimes not come back.  After 
sitting for enough time to thoroughly cool it will work normally.  It has never 
been a problem in flight.  This happened once when the prop was relatively new 
and Aerocomposites took it back for repair.  Now a year later it has happened 
again.  Anyone else had a similar problem?  Aerocomposites said my prop was the 
first one with that problem.
Gary Casey
ES, Lycoming engine


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