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Couple of quick notes and
I'm sure Tim will step in as well.
Dave *did* switch to the
Hartzell last year, I was there and watched the oil drain out of the front of
199L while it set with out a prop. They did it to tighten up the bronze or
silver class (I can't remember which, but go look at the times/speeds and you'll
see the 4 Legacy's that were inches apart.
As for the rest of
this... I have no carnal knowledge, no horse in the race, etc. I'm just
trying to figure out where to best spend my dollars....
Alan
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
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