MT Propeller installed

MT Propeller installed

We got our MT prop and governor mounted on the fox this week with the help of Jason at the airport maintenance shop. Its spinner mounts a little closer to the cowling than our Catto, so I need to clean the cowling just a bit before reinstalling it and running the engine to check the […]

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MT Propeller Arrives

MT Propeller Arrives

I covered this on the blog, but we’re going to be installing a new MT hydraulically-actuated propeller this weekend with help from the airport’s maintenance shop. The constant-speed propeller will allow us a lot of utility that we didn’t have with the Catto, though the plane performed pretty well on the fixed-pitch Catto. We have a […]

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Detail Painting

Detail Painting

We’re working on the small bits, but here are some pictures from the work just finished. Notice the chrome in the landing light well, the dark crackle on the strake pocket, and the nice fit of the nose hatch. We’re thinking about getting our interior done this spring, so we’re going to paint the door […]

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Mounting Catto Propeller

Mounting Catto Propeller

We’ve begun to fit the prop and spinner. We have to put the propeller on and take it off several times to get the spinner installed. First we have to mark where the blades intersect the spinner bulkhead, and then make templates of the blade so we can cut the openings for the blades to stick […]

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Catto Propeller Arrives

Catto Propeller Arrives

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Ken Miller Hershey Kiss Style Spinner

Ken Miller Hershey Kiss Style Spinner

Our Catto prop is on order with Craig Catto, though we still need to give him final horsepower figures from our test runs with the engine. We believe that this will give us the best overall performance, although we may switch to a constant speed prop later if we find the takeoff performance unacceptable. The folks flying […]

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