Hello Remi:
My experience with the Airmaster has been excellent so far. It is
attached to an early 912 S and propeled my Classic Europa for 140 hours out
of the 238 hrs total time. We fly at 5100 rpm in cruise, which gives us 140
knots in level flight. Vibrations were only encountered early on with the
original ground adjustable Warp Drive and turned out to be caused by a
wobbly spinner. In August/Sept. of last year we flew from the Pacific Coast
in British Columbia to Nova Scotia on the Atlantic and back, a total of
10,000 km, with never a problem. Fuel consumption on this trip averaged 20L
an hour, which means of course, that for fuel efficiency one must retard the
throttle. Thomas Scherer would be the expert for this, since he flew nearly
20 hrs non-stop from the Aleutians to Japan with the Airmaster prop.
cruising at 4000 rpm and 100 knots.
I particularly like the braking effect in the circuit with the prop. set at
fine pitch. I neglected to do this once or twice and the difference was very
obvious. Rain has no effect on the blades. Maintenance is easy, requiring
dismantling, cleaning and re-greasing of the hub and blades every 50 hrs .
Everybody having seen the internal workings of the Airmaster is very
impressed by the quality of the product. The price is higher than most, but
you get what you pay for, like with most things. I would recommend it.
Regards, Peter Timm
Builder # 110
Classic, Mono, 912 S, Airmaster
238 hrs., flying since Dec. 2001
nothing comes close to a Europa with regard to utility, speed, economy,
handling and sheer fun to fly!
>> Hello all,
>> I am planning to change my Warp Drive ground adjustable prop for an in flight
>> adjustable or possibly a constant speed prop.
>> According to the Europa Club list of flying Europas, there are 43 of you
>> flying with the Airmaster AP332 and 31 with the Arplast PV50.
>> I would like to know how happy you are with those props.
>> My criteria are : reliability/safety, performance, maintenance requirements.
>> Is the Arplast smoother than the Airmaster ?
>> What about erosion of the blade when flying the Arplast in rain ?
>> Please mention your prop flight time.
>> Looking fwd receiving 74 answers !
>> Remi Guerner
>> F-PGKL, XS monowheel s/n 395. Installing a 912S to replace the 914.
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> As one of those Airmaster/912S owners I can say that it is great, but I
> haven't used the Airplast.
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> The Airplast I believe is quite skinnily built whereas the Airmaster is more
> substantial.
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> On the other hand I have Rotax Tacho, Manifold pressure gauge and CS
> propellor control unit - each is a 2 1/4 inch gauge. All three are combined
> into one gauge for the CS (VP ?) Arplast.
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> If you are buying a 912S make sure you get the HD starter. I say this
> because after 97 hours I need a new sprag clutch :-(
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> Was this answer #1 ?
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> Richard
> Richard F.W. Holder 01279 842804 (POTS)
> Bell House, Bell Lane, 01279 842942 (fax)
> Widford, Ware, Herts, 07860 367423 (mobile)
> SG12 8SH email : rholder@avnet.co.uk
> Europa Classic Tri-gear : G-OWWW, High Cross
> PA-28-181 : Piper Archer : G-JANA, EGSG (Stapleford)
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Cheers,
Chris
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