X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:38:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2849371 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:07:46 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.70; envelope-from=dk3@ix.netcom.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=ix.netcom.com; b=hyC9tidviGop3PkuKDEq06EhFuxAgYbFJfZkdU1sny2JS5qgjZPgIIRqHCix8Q4O; h=Received:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.165.35.142] (helo=LHUQ9DDJK3I0BP) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JlsMs-0005yQ-9S for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:07:06 -0400 From: "Don" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Aerocomposites props X-Original-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:11:22 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <000c01c8a006$6ca527b0$45ef7710$@netcom.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C89FCB.C0464FB0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcifOYyM1FLiFrggQ7uxciqcdmDsTQAzKEpQ Content-Language: en-us X-ELNK-Trace: e039462479da8cb2f66dc3a06d5924d8c39a5a40399981f0fa0a0f22a41aa57d510ab3ad090af031350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.165.35.142 This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C89FCB.C0464FB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have 250 hours on my aerocomposite 3 blade - never had what you described. It's on a io-540 lyc From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of paulhershorin@bellsouth.net Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:45 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Aerocomposites props 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_000_000D_01C89FCB.C0464FB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have 250 hours on my aerocomposite 3 blade – = never had what you described. It’s on a io-540 lyc

From:= Lancair = Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = paulhershorin@bellsouth.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:45 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Aerocomposites props

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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