steve wrote:
Hitting the tow bar would damage the prop enough to put any nick or stress
riser out of limits...a nick on the trailing edge would cause a chordwise
crack quite quickly...If i were flying that plane, I would refuse to fly the
aircraft until the prop was certified airworthy by at least a qualified
mechanic. A small scratch may seem irrelevant but at 9000g's it really is.



Bah, buddy of mine has a J5. He taxiied into a huge hole one day. Bent
the prop on both ends. We found a couple of wooden chocks and a big
mallet. We beat the prop back straight, more or less. He flew it home
and let the prop shop overhaul it. Sure it vibrated a little bit, but
it's a cub.