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Hello, I am Irmin Kerck from Austria/Europe. I am an aerial cinematographer (www.kerck.com). Flying was always part of me since learning to fly gliders when I was very young. During a filming job in Italy I found a MSE sitting outside on the airfield with no prop and no engine. I found out it has had a prop strike 6 years ago and since then it didn't fly, so I bought it. It is a 1990 M20J MSE being never used again after a prop strike. It has been moved out of the hangar this April, so it needs rescuing. Now, I hoped to get everything ready to fly the Mooney from Italy home to Germany, but so far there is one hurdle. I can not find a used or new prop to fly it out. I would be happy to find a used one or a new one and frankly, at the moment I do not even have priorities for either 2-blade or 3-blade design. I got feedback from Hartzell, McCauley and MT, they all have very long delivery times, up to 5 month. I would be glad to go through all the shipping and customs challenges if I could get my hands on a prop. I also reached out in Europe but so far no success. Needless to say, the blades alone wouldn't do it, as all the hub and associated stuff has to be replaced. The only thing I could keep is the spinner for the old McCauley. Aircraft serial: 24-3205, Engine:IO-360-A3B6D, old Prop was B2D34C214. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Irmin