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