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    50 hours plus on the new prop. Feedback

    Hello all,

    I have put over 50 hours on the new e-prop quad-blade prop and I am here to report it was the best 6K I ever spent on the airplane. The noise level in the cabin went from abusive (even with ANR headsets... I bought 4 different ones to try to find a comfortable noise level) to quite tolerable. I can now remove my headsets to adjust my glasses or cap without injuring my ears... The climb is significantly better. Last week on the lake, I was between 1100 and 1200 FPM on each full throttle climb. RPM went from 5200 (old prop) to 5350 with new prop. I am very happy with the GW increase as well. I did both at the same time. Fuel burn seems a tad better and cruise is about 3-4 knots better. I have never encountered a prop change that helps at both ends of the spectrum. I will report again at 100 hours.
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    I know I love my four blade!
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    Likewise. I’m at about 150 hours on mine and it’s such a pleasure! I did about 20 hours in the 3 blade and although that’s a lot of fun too, the new prop really improves vibration and power.
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    Thanks for the info. I have been contemplating making the change but wanted to get enough feedback from folks on performance increase. So far no one has regretted the upgrade!
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    #5  
    ...of course, the other option is to contact Matt Oxender at Great Lakes and get him to slap a 916 in there with a variable pitch prop (you can even reverse out of a dock!!)... if you're going to spend money anyway, it might be worth checking into it.
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    #6  
    ...this was his first go - he's refined it from here - thing basically jumps out of the water...

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