The prop has to come off the airplane. It’s then taken apart and some parts have to get replaced.the hub does come apart during this process. I think there are springs and whatnot that forces the blades outward into place. It’s my understanding standing that once the blades start to spin they lock i...

I did have it dynamically balanced after the overhaul. I’ll have it down again just in case it helps. I keep asking myself is it something I'm doing. I do pull the plane out of the hanger but I mostly pull on the tow bar and not on the propeller. If I ever pull on the propeller it’s at the very base...

The overhauled propeller made it to 230 hours. It had to be fixed again. This is the fourth time a blade came loose.

Here is the statement from the shop:

One propeller blade loose in hub. The limit is .125 total movement. Set up and measured blade movement to be .290.

I repaired my latches a few years ago. The repair was starting to fail so I ordered 2 new latches, the real ones. I had heard they were pricey so I made sure not to ask how much it was going to cost or look at the invoice when it was emailed to me. Sometimes I just don’t want to know. I wasn’t able ...

Update from the prop shop. I’ll leave the prop on and keep an eye on the limits. >>>>>> I thought it a bit unusual that you guys have had such problems over the years with the preload loosening up, so I gave the factory a call to discuss this. Apparently, the Dimond aircraft have been a bit of a fro...

Ugh, one of the blades is loose again. It lasted about 300 hours from a complete overhaul. The wobble is within limits. I’m inclined to not have it rebuilt a forth time and just accept that this is normal since it’s within limits. How are everyone’s scimitar propellers holding up? I can’t imagine wh...

Normal ground check is at 2000. I lean just enough to get an EGT indication (flying out of DEN). Even with the bad capacitor drop was 90-100 and rise on all four EGT. It wasn’t until I ran it up to 2200-2300 did the issue appear. On the bad mag all four EGT fluctuated wildly while the engine backfir...

Posted in case this happens to someone else. I noticed the airspeed was less than usual for a given power setting. I was also feeling an intermittent acceleration/deceleration of airspeed. It was so subtle I wasn’t sure if I was imagining it. I had to run the engine richer than usual to get the smoo...

Here is the cost and breakdown for getting the airbags airworthy again. $4,524.31 ChargesThisItem: 5.00Hours@ 130.00 $ 650.00 Part Number Description Credit Quantity Units List Price Disc Unit Price Extended 20902-001 ELECTRONIC MODULE, AMSAFE 1.00 Each 1,614.610 44 911.050 $ 911.05 S/N: A10JAN23-35...

I haven’t got the bill yet but during this years annual I had the airbags part replaced. It’s my understanding that the original equipment was no longer available so along with new inflators and electronics a harness converter was required. The good news is the parts were ordered and received with i...