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> 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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