tomkk
Well Known Member
OK, I'm officially lost. Page 47-03 has a "Warning: Before continuing, read the documentation concerning propeller installation included with your propeller and engine." My propeller contained no instructions, or any other printed material of any sort. There was a clear plastic envelop on the outside of the prop box that was sized like I'd expect for papers, but it had been cut open and was empty. I couldn't find anything relevant in the engine documentation.
I checked the Sensenich website and did find documentation for a Rotax ground adjustable prop ("Composite Aircraft 2 Blade Rotax/Jabiru Instructions-old style pitch cylinder") that looked pretty close to the one I have but it refers to a "Pitch Adjustment Cylinder" which was not included with my prop. Van's Figure 2 on 47-03 does not show a pitch adjustment cylinder so I'm not sure I got the correct documentation. The prop package did include a wood jig that fits the prop that I can put a level on to measure and adjust pitch and this:
which looks like it might be a pitch tool (#3 tool?) but I have no clue how to use it.
47-03 also says to pitch the prop using the #3 tool but I can't find any indication of what the pitch should be. There are a number of threads on VAF concerning pitch setting but they all seem to deal with fine adjustment and assume an initial setting that's close to correct.
Seems like I'm missing something.
I checked the Sensenich website and did find documentation for a Rotax ground adjustable prop ("Composite Aircraft 2 Blade Rotax/Jabiru Instructions-old style pitch cylinder") that looked pretty close to the one I have but it refers to a "Pitch Adjustment Cylinder" which was not included with my prop. Van's Figure 2 on 47-03 does not show a pitch adjustment cylinder so I'm not sure I got the correct documentation. The prop package did include a wood jig that fits the prop that I can put a level on to measure and adjust pitch and this:
which looks like it might be a pitch tool (#3 tool?) but I have no clue how to use it.
47-03 also says to pitch the prop using the #3 tool but I can't find any indication of what the pitch should be. There are a number of threads on VAF concerning pitch setting but they all seem to deal with fine adjustment and assume an initial setting that's close to correct.
Seems like I'm missing something.