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 [207.115.11.54] (HELO fmailhost01.isp.att.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2849150 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:52:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.54; envelope-from=paulhershorin@bellsouth.net Received: from fwebmail03.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.153]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc04) with SMTP id <20080415185125H04004etpbe>; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:51:25 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [207.115.11.153] Received: from [74.233.214.232] by fwebmail03.isp.att.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:51:25 +0000 From: paulhershorin@bellsouth.net X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Aerocomposites props X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:51:25 +0000 X-Original-Message-Id: <041520081851.5970.4804F92D000238C00000175222230647629B0A02D2089B9A019C04040A0DBF02079D01089C9D0A08049A0E9F@att.net> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Mar 10 2008) X-Authenticated-Sender: cGF1bGhlcnNob3JpbkBiZWxsc291dGgubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5970_1208285485_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5970_1208285485_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have had no problem with my Areocomposit 3 blade prop--110 hours. Paul Hershorin 360 471LA -------------- Original message from : -------------- > 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 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5970_1208285485_0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5970_1208285485_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5970_1208285485_1 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

I have had no problem with my Areocomposit 3 blade prop--110 hours.

Paul Hershorin

360

471LA

-------------- Original message from <glcasey@adelphia.net>: --------------

> 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

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