Important Event Report!!!

[RUDDERCABL at aol.com]

I would like to urge that there not be an automatic condemnation of any  prop 
or prop engine combination. 
 
One of the very first things we learn in this hobby is that "PROPS CAN  
FAIL". There have been several reports lately of 3 blades failing ( including  mine 
), but there have also been some 2 blade failures that haven't been  
reported. Not saying that there is a cover up or anything, but that failures  have 
been by individuals that realize this can happen and take a rational  approach to 
the issue rather than a knee-jerk reaction. 
 
When mine failed, one of the first questions I got was " Well I quess you  
won't be using three blades anymore?" My answer, " Yes I will. If it works with  
the plane/ engine combination, there will be a three blade on there".
 
To me, the most important thing about these reports is that they should be  
reminders that these things can and do happen. Everyone of us has at one time 
or  another subjected ourselves to the danger zone of the prop arch. Some of  
us repeatedly violate this rule of physics. Take these reports as reminders  
that we need to be vigilant about the care of our props and our own safety  
around them.
 
Robert Gainey
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