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#1

I was having a real problem seeing the ball yesterday due to bright glare on the instrument. I finally realized the glare was coming from my light colored pants. It seems I’m going to have to adopt a darker flying ‘uniform’.

Today Top Gun Aviation looked like the Duluth factory. Among the 4 Cirri were 751CD and 752CD. It was good to see them back together again.

I had my prop balanced, improving from .46ips to .05. It definitely feels smoother, Tom does a great job there. Hartzell recommends .2ips or better.

-Curt

#2

Have many you others have your prop balanced? Experiences? Curtis, and others, what was the cost?

thanks in advance.

I was having a real problem seeing the ball yesterday due to bright glare on the instrument. I finally realized the glare was coming from my light colored pants. It seems I’m going to have to adopt a darker flying ‘uniform’.

Today Top Gun Aviation looked like the Duluth factory. Among the 4 Cirri were 751CD and 752CD. It was good to see them back together again.

I had my prop balanced, improving from .46ips to .05. It definitely feels smoother, Tom does a great job there. Hartzell recommends .2ips or better.

-Curt

#3

Have many you others have your prop balanced? Experiences? Curtis, and others, what was the cost?

I had 415PJ’s prop balanced and it has helped.

Riding in Walt’s SR20 the other day, I forgot how elegantly quiet the 20 is. Compared to the SR20, the IO550 in the 22 is very loud, even balanced out.

I thought the 550 was simply a “rough” engine from all that brute force, but the first time I took up an A&P in my aircraft, he convinced me to find someone competent to do a balance. My 550 is still loud, but to me, feels smoother.

I had mine done at about 35hrs, by Top Gun, and if memory serves, it was around $250 (I could be way off).

#4

Have many you others have your prop balanced? Experiences? Curtis, and others, what was the cost?

Mine was around $250 also. They quoted around $210, but I also had them check the battery fluid (which was quite low 35 days after pickup). Cirrus recommended checking the level every 30 days, and it appears unforunately they mean it. Unforunately because it involves removing the cowling, 2 cotter pins and 2 bolts (one cotter pin quite awkward to access).

-Curt