AC5 M safety?

Well, lets see. Two bailouts (1 successful), prop has a tendency to come off. Guess the original poster (Nick) has sufficient information to make an informed decision about the AC5M!
JJ

I agree with Chris Davison regarding the AC4. Our club owned one for about 9 years and I flew it for about 100 hours. It is wonderful little glider and I loved flying it, but it is rather delicate and does not do well in a club atmosphere. Ours got banged up in off field landings and a couple of ground loops. Understanding the construction and light weight, like Chris Davison, I'd be worried about motor induced vibration too. However, it still a great little glider and I believe there are over 40 flying in the US.

Chuck Zabinski

So if the aluminum shaft needs to be replaced with steel to prevent propellor separation, shouldn't there be an AD for it and non complying gliders should be grounded, especially since apparently it already killed at least one pilot?
I am curious if the NTSB report even mentioned if it was aluminum or steel shaft. Based on the quality of NTSB reports I have seen I wouldn't be surprised if the investigator wasn't even aware of this issue.

Ramy