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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby fjdoug » Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:01 pm

+1, i insert the pin from the bottom of the cowl, then the 2 short ones at the firewall.
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby wlarson861 » Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:00 am

I finished the repair and re balance of the prop and flew it today. The new hinge pin has a loop that goes to a riv-nut on the cowl and is secured with a screw. Hopefully this will fix the problem. To Kip: The music wire I found at the hardware store wasn't long enough to do what you did so I had to do the mechanical attachment.
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby MichaelFarley56 » Sat Jun 07, 2014 6:53 am

Glad you were able to fix the prop Bill! Hopefully the Sonex is good to go now. Are you thinking OSH this year?
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby dtwolcott » Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:33 pm

Bill glad you found a solution. I will be interested in seeing how you did it.
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby rizzz » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:57 pm

Received my Prince prop today, a true work of art! I'm looking forward to flying behind it, that's for sure.
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby jaywa » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:29 pm

You will find the effect of pitch flexing of this prop a good boost to performance , and in addition I have to say that I have had personalised and responsive after sales service from Lonnie Prince, which is very different from the desultory stuff you get sometimes from other Vendors.

Have fun
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby Bryan Cotton » Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:12 pm

From the positive feedback I am leaning towards the P tip. Please let me know how you like it Michael!
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby wlarson861 » Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:05 am

About 10 hours since the fix and so far so good. If the gods smile I will be off to Oshkosh in the morning. Mr. Prince needs to know that the immediate and unexpected attention he gave to my problem will not be forgotten and the next prop I buy will be built by his company.
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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby kevin814 » Sun Jul 27, 2014 2:43 pm

[quote="rizzz"]Received my Prince prop today, a true work of art! I'm looking forward to flying behind it, that's for sure.

That is one beautiful propeller. I currently have a wood Sensenich cruise prop, but have always been curious about the P tips. My climb performance is a little lacking, and I've been thinking of going to the standard pitch. Has anyone done testing against the Sensenich prop? I'm curious if there is any change in climb RPM, and any speed difference at cruise RPM, or any other observations. My 3300 climbs at 2850 RPM and full throttle straight and level is only 3150 RPM.

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Re: Prince Propeller

Postby rizzz » Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:05 am

kevin814 wrote:Has anyone done testing against the Sensenich prop? I'm curious if there is any change in climb RPM, and any speed difference at cruise RPM, or any other observations. My 3300 climbs at 2850 RPM and full throttle straight and level is only 3150 RPM.

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I believe MichaelFarley56 originally had a Sensenich and swapped it for a Prince P-Tip later on. You might want to ask him, he's a mod here.

For the people with a P-Tip out there, what length bolts do I need to hang it on the prop hub?
My prop hub is a Force One from GP which should be similar to the AeroVee in flange thickness.
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