Yes I contacted the company in South Africa. If I understand correctly, the $5,600 is "complete" which means it includes the prop, spinner and backing plate, slip ring assembly, and the controller. Skype is a wonderful thing - $0.02 per minute anywhere in the world...
Went out to the airport today to continue flying off Phase I. My mechanic had my header tank leak fixed - yay! However, he had found a crack beginning in my wood prop and was quite blunt that he would not fly behind it. Grrr. After my experience in the Bahamas with a failed wood prop by Aymar Demuth (same maker as this one) and I had to glide 22 miles over open water to land, I'm going to take his advice. Call me skittish; I'm 60 now and have come to the conclusion that no peacetime civilian flight requires me to take any unnecessary risks.
So the issue is now forced, and I'll be ordering on Monday. Will update this thread once I have flown behind it.
