Tony=0AI hear that flying transport is a more civilsed way to earn a living
. A friend =0Aof mine recently resigned from LH seat 747 and is planning to
do just that. =0ADon't buy your prop until you are nearer needing it, same
with =0Ainstrumentation/avionics. They are getting better steadily, if you
buy now you =0Awill be owning second best by the time you fly (imho btw!)
=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Tony Re
nshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com>=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Sa
turday, 27 August, 2011 15:57:38=0ASubject: Re: Europa-List: 914 Prop Quest
ail.com>=0A=0AThanks Tim,=0AGetting locked out might have the up side in th
at I might finish my Europa !!=0ATR=0A=0A=0AOn 27/08/2011, at 6:08 PM, Tim
.co.nz>=0A> =0A> Tony,=0A> I am not an expert. However, I believe, if you
opt for the 914 Rotax then a =0A>constant speed propeller would be appropri
ate. Simply to utilize the extra power =0A>in the most efficient way allows
you to get out of difficult situations.=0A> Airmaster propeller system is
just a delight to use and such a reassurance in =0A>the countryside we fly
over here.=0A> I know it comes from this side of the Tasman however you wil
l be very pleased =0A>with the ingenuity and simplicity of the Airmaster.
=0A> .=0A> =0A> Hope all is well with you. Now flying the big one from the
left seat I hear. I =0A>spent 14 years from the right seat and enjoyed it v
ery much.=0A> =0A> Good luck on the industrial side, don't get locked out!
=0A> =0A> Cheers,=0A> =0A> Tim=0A> =0A> Tim Ward=0A> 12 Waiwetu Street=0A>
Fendalton,=0A> Christchurch, 8052=0A> New Zealand.=0A> =0A> ward.t@xtra.co
.nz=0A> =0A> Ph 64 3 3515166=0A> Mob 0210640221=0A> =0A> =0A> On 27/08/2011
, at 7:34 PM, Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com> wrote:=0A> =0A>> -->
Europa-List message posted by: Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com>=0A>>
=0A>> Its been a long while since I've had to think much about props. In t
ruth I =0A>>still have a lot of building to go before I have to worry again
. I'm =0A>>nevertheless wondering if more learned people would care to comm
ent on whether a =0A>>fixed pitch prop, maybe a Catto prop, could work on a
914. I know the pitch of =0A>>the prop would need to be determined to suit
the style of flying I prefer, and =0A>>lets say that is to go as fast as m
y engine/airframe combination will allow, at =0A>>75% power. To that end I
reckon my takeoff performance will be compromised, but =0A>>recent video of
Bob Catto speaking makes me believe it might only be in the =0A>>order of
a couple of hundred feet. If I can deal with that, well what other =0A>>lim
itations are there that haven't come to mind yet? Does anyone know of a =0A
>>builder of anything that has strapped a fixed pitch prop to a 914? I don'
t and =0A>>thats why I'm asking. There might be a bunch, I just don't know
them. Also, =0A>>there might be some issues at altitude, although simplisti
cal!=0Al!=0A> y !=0A>> I believe the prop works in an IAS environment so ma
ybe it doesn't matter. I =0A>>think there is probably even issues of aerody
namics that might be wrong with =0A>>that last statement, so I'm happy to r
ead whatever someone can contribute. =0A>>=0A>> Thanks=0A>> Reg=0A>> Tony R
enshaw=0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A=0A
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