lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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 Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:38 am Post subject: Warp Drive Propellers and the condition of the Alvord |
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You will notice that I have changed the subject line a bit, because I want to address two issues.
I looked at the pictures of the props that were the problem, and it is plain to me, (I own a two blade warp) that the entire holding set up has been changed from the props that were having the problems. The method of attachment has been changed, so actually any comparison between the two is not applicable until one of the newer ones happens to develop cracks, no matter what they are installed on. The ones that were having the problem looked as though they were cast pieces, the newer ones have a flat plate that they are secured to, no edges or corners to start a crack. I have included two pictures of the current configuration of the prop for your comparison. Quite frankly, I am confused that the article failed to mention that the blades were the older style. It seems to me to be a bit like the stuff that the Enquirer likes to publish.
The weather finally cleared a bit, and the wind calmed down, so I decided to go flying. It was my intent to go to the Alvord (33 air miles) and take the video camera with me so that I could post a video of the flight to perhaps get the list out of a bit of the doldrums that seems to be infecting it. Alas, for what ever reason the white balance was off so badly that the biggest part of the vid was very surreal and red, so I scrapped it. The light was bad as I was flying towards the sun and nothing was illuminated except the ground. The bad white balance was still off for most of the trip, but it wasn't worth messing with so you will have to take my word for it.
The temps were 65 degrees on the ground and the wind mostly calm, but at an altitude of 6000 feet it was as bumpy and thermals were everywhere. I was hitting GPS speeds of 80 mph, but it was so uncomfortable that I finally stuck the nose down to get close enough of the ground to take advantage of the friction to slow the air enough to make it a bit more comfortable to fly. It was one of those flights where when you land you are burping for quite a while after. The lake bed is pretty much under water as this has been a wet year for us, and the creeks that are dry almost all the year were running bank full.
Larry Cottrell,
HKS700 on a Firestar II about 300 hours on the blade.
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