X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:32:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1337198 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:39:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=PTACKABURY@aol.com Received: from PTACKABURY@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.513.9af233 (32913) for ; Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:38:51 -0400 (EDT) From: PTACKABURY@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <513.9af233.3217390b@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:38:51 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: MT vs. Hartzell prop for the Legacy? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1155915531" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5326 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1155915531 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alan and Tim and everyone: Re: Reno and Mr Morss, aka the sand man. Be very careful when drawing Legacy performance conclusions by referencing week long race speeds--Reno speeds only count on Sunday and there is a lot of "positioning" taking place Thurs thru Sat. That is why Mr Morss had a pile of sand under his engine when he showed up Sunday in 2004... True he used his special built MT prop until Sunday and then switched for a Hartzell. However I believe that change was at the urging of Joe Nelson the Hartzell rep so he/they could claim a Hartzell sweep at Reno (Darryl the Gold, Dave the silver and someone else with a Hartzell the bronze). Last year I believe Mr Morss used his MT through out (new Hartzell rep, no prop swap) and maybe that is way he was slower on Sunday, or maybe it was something else. For what it is worth I bought an ACI prop for my LIV because it is lighter, has a less complex one piece hub, could be manufactured to my specs and has a very sound blade retention system. I also like a composite prop because it does not suffer the harmonic issues aluminum seems to experience--no RPM ranges to avoid. It has a much more tolerant over speed range, doesn't come with a basket full of ADs and oh yes Harry and John are super to work with, as are the folks at American Prop in Redding. I do not understand why Lancair does not include ACI on their web site as a compatible prop for the LIV, etc. But of course I have yet to fly (hopefully this fall)--maybe it will fall off, or I will be embarrassingly slow... regards, paul tackabury -------------------------------1155915531 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Alan and Tim and everyone:  Re: Reno and Mr Morss, aka the sand=20 man.  Be very careful when drawing Legacy performance conclusions by=20 referencing week long race speeds--Reno speeds only count on Sunday and ther= e is=20 a lot of "positioning" taking place Thurs thru Sat.  That is why Mr Mor= ss=20 had a pile of sand under his engine when he showed up Sunday in 2004... = ;=20 True he used his special built MT prop until Sunday and then switched for a=20 Hartzell.  However I believe that change was at the urging of Joe Nelso= n=20 the Hartzell rep so he/they could claim a Hartzell sweep at Reno (Darryl the= =20 Gold, Dave the silver and someone else with a Hartzell the bronze).  La= st=20 year I believe Mr Morss used his MT through out (new Hartzell rep, no prop s= wap)=20 and maybe that is way he was slower on Sunday, or maybe it was something=20 else.
For what it is worth I bought an ACI prop for my LIV because it is ligh= ter,=20 has a less complex one piece hub, could be manufactured to my specs and has=20= a=20 very sound blade retention system.  I also like a composite prop becaus= e it=20 does not suffer the harmonic issues aluminum seems to experience--no RPM ran= ges=20 to avoid.  It has a much more tolerant over speed range, doesn't come w= ith=20 a basket full of ADs and oh yes Harry and John are super to work with,=20= as=20 are the folks at American Prop in Redding.  I do not understand why Lan= cair=20 does not include ACI on their web site as a compatible prop for the LIV,=20 etc.  But of course I have yet to fly (hopefully this fall)--maybe it w= ill=20 fall off, or I will be embarrassingly slow...
regards, paul tackabury
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