carusoam Posted September 7, 2019 Report Posted September 7, 2019 Selecting one failure mode over another... with respect to prop angle... a large number of manufacturers have selected failing to a small angle... allowing the prop to generate near maximum thrust until the engine stops producing power... It seems that the loss of thrust during T/O seems to be the most dangerous and common type of prop/gov/engine failures... Being stuck with a crummy glide ratio 10 miles away is bad... but losing prop control, and have it feather 500’ above the ground would be... sub-optimal... Think through all of the opportunities if you get to change out the full feathering prop for a more standard failure mode... I have only one prop/gov failure in my Mooney experience... the prop failed to cycle during the run-up and the prop wanted to set itself on the stops... from my endless aged M20C experience... There are many advantages of the new PCU govs... PP thoughts only, not a mechanic... Best regards, -a- Quote
Yetti Posted September 7, 2019 Report Posted September 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Austintatious said: ohh, there is no way I will allow that prop governor to be put back in my aircraft. I have an extremely low tolerance for parts that try to kill me. As I said to one of the folks that spent a year bringing their plane back up to speed. "You now have a plane that all the systems have been gone through so you know it is a good plane" Keep moving slowly and carefully and soon you will have a good plane to. Quote
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