ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Anybody else flown them? I flew our 207 with one today and it is amazing. Actually got a little better climb performance. They just feel cheap compared to the metal ones, but so far no dings from gravel.
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alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
Had them on the Diamond Twinstars. Hated them. Seems like they delaminate a lot. Also takes forever to get them back from overhaul.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Interesting. I noticed that the white is starting to come off. Thats ok, less mosquito streaks on the prop. I thought one of the advantages of the prop was that it was a long time between overhauls.
guywhoflies
Y'NO WUT IM SAYIN
I have flown Hartzell Props, "Made on Honor" in Piqua, Ohio....still not sure why one of my CFIs made me learn that.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Haha. I had to learn that at one time too.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
I think thats what we put on ours too. Any issues with nicks thus far?
ppragman
No pasa nada.
Only 1 MT related nick so far, someone got a huge nick in the prop in King Cove last year - but other than that, no problems
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Good to know. Hopefully we have good luck in that department. It is funny seeing all the bug splatters on it.
ppragman
No pasa nada.
The old "down-wind-slow-taxi" trick will get you every time.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Yes. Yes it will.
gotWXdagain
Polished Member
Myself and every pilot I've talked to in our company can't stand the 5-bladed prop. luckily only one of our aircraft actually has it.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
What about it dont you like?
Yeah, I had a blade practically destroyed from FOD (cracked all the way through from front to back), they sent it to the shop and put it in the jig and glued it back together!
gotWXdagain
Polished Member
Louder, and its very unforgiving if your power setting is lower than it should be when you're coming into the flare. Also it almost feels like there's more left turning tendency coming off the runway with it.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Thats crazy. What kind of FOD was it?
Interesting. I find in the 207 it to be a lot smoother, and a little bit quieter. I also think it looks really good on the 207.
ppragman
No pasa nada.
I actually love the 5-bladed prop over the 4 bladed. It feels under-powered with the 4-bladed. The airplane climbs so much better with the 5-bladed prop, and I don't have to worry about sucking gravel.
It is a might louder during the takeoff roll, but I don't notice it after takeoff. There is more left turning tendency - but I have yet to notice any problems in the flare and we take ours into some pretty short and messed up places.
desertdog71
Girthy Member
The good ole Vomit Comet. I don't miss it.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Its not so bad when the temps are under 70.