Propeller Balancing

N2124v

N2124v

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I'm thinking about getting the propeller balanced this week in my Mooney. Seems like a good investment of $275 with little downside. What do you think? Prop and engine are mid time on a mooney m20e.
 
Go for it. You'll love the results.
 
Agreed , I had mine dynamic balanced last Friday and feel it was a great investment knowing that my power plant/ prop is properly balanced and it was a noticeable difference in smoothness , my engine and prop only have 610 total time
 
275 is high, but it's something you should do.
 
Went and had the prop balanced today. Now maybe it was because I laid down cash for it, but I think it runs smoother! The initial reading was .484 ips out if round and when we got done it was .07 ips out of round. Seems like a big enough change that you would notice it. I'll be interested to fly a longer distance and see how it works.
 
I suspect the difference you noticed was real. You'll especially notice lower fatigue on long trips.
 
N2124v said:
Went and had the prop balanced today. Now maybe it was because I laid down cash for it, but I think it runs smoother! The initial reading was .484 ips out if round and when we got done it was .07 ips out of round. Seems like a big enough change that you would notice it. I'll be interested to fly a longer distance and see how it works.
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.484 ips out??????

Holy crap.... :yikes:..

You better be able to feel the difference... :yes:
 
N801BH said:
.484 ips out??????

Holy crap.... :yikes:..

You better be able to feel the difference... :yes:
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One of my props was 0.65 before balancing.
 
N801BH said:
YUCK...
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Twins hide it well. I didn't feel the plane was rough, but the biggest difference afterwards was the noise! Takeoff was so quiet I thought an engine failed. No joke.
 
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