Thanks for the feedback
Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the great input. Plenty of food for thought. Maybe too much... I guess it's like several have pointed out, we are fortunate to have lots of great options.
I have decided to go with a fixed pitch prop due to cost. Derek pointed out that Sensenich has several models. I had assumed that the fixed pitch Sensenich is like the ones that Van's sells. I had also assumed that the Catto prop has much better performance, based on other threads. Probably both bad assumptions on my part.
In Galin's reply, he pointed out the small difference in speed. This is actually what caught my attention. I have been planning on a Catto prop with an EarthX battery on the firewall and a reasonably light IO-360. I have been worried about having the CG too far aft, limiting passenger size. So when I saw the pylon racing post it got me to thinking that maybe I should take another look at a heavier prop. I'm not too excited about the 25lb sandbag. This is something I haven't fully considered.
To tell the truth, I haven't given too much thought about the Whirlwind. I should probably look into that some more.
I was surprised to hear Jay report that the Catto does better in rain than an aluminum prop.
I think I may be more confused than before, but thank you for all the feedback.
Thanks again,
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Bill Finnell
RV-8 Fuselage
Tucson AZ
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