Mark, Think of it as if you're driving in rain. you have to slow down. do not fly with a prop that does not have a L.E protection and always slow down (prop RPM) by a good 15% from normal cruise. Solly
Marc Lee Winnig <mlwin...@hotmail.com> wrote: By "OBLITERATING" do you mean that you wouldn't want to fly with it again, or that you were lucky to be able to land with the thing in the first place (or something in between)??? Marc Lee Winnig mlwin...@hotmail.com (815) 301-5011 Cell and Vonage (801) 749-9460 FAX > From: n5...@hiwaay.net> To: kr...@mylist.net> Subject: Re: KR> My Purchase of > KR-2 in Iowa! - Wood Prop Question> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:51:28 -0600> > > Marc Lee Winnig wrote:> > > One wood prop question... I hear they don't like > running in the rain. > > Just how serious is that limitation? (Are we talking > anything above a > > mist, heavy downpour, or what?).> > You'll probably hear > some good stories on this thread, but I can tell you > that my Sensenich with > urethane leading edge has seen a few hours of light > and moderate rain with > no noticeable effect. But on the other hand I've > heard stories of folks > flying into heavy rain and obliterating the prop in a > matter of minutes.> > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama> see KR2S project N56ML at > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford> email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net> > > > _______________________________________> Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a > message to krnet-le...@mylist.net> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.
