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Old May 14th 06, 03:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default monitoring pusher props

Ernest Christley asks:

Some guys on the flyrotary list have be batting around ideas on how to
determine if the prop on a pusher is windmilling.


On my COZY MKIV, I look at my tachometer. I've had the engine quit on
me in a test, but it was still spinning, and the tach was registering.
Assuming the prop bolts haven't come off, the prop will be spinning if
the tach is indicating RPM.

Everybody's got a tach, right? Is that not sufficient?

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