Grand Canyon Caverns, Arizona? Recent experiences?

[Tony Cox]

Has anyone been there recently (L37)? It's gravel,
right? I'm worrying about scratching up my nice new
prop.....


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Dr. Tony Cox
Citrus Controls Inc.
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[C J Campbell]

"Tony Cox" > wrote in message
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| Has anyone been there recently (L37)? It's gravel,
| right? I'm worrying about scratching up my nice new
| prop.....
|

I was there last year. It is hard packed gravel. The road from the runway to
the parking lot (you park in amongst the cars) is dirt and loose gravel. I
did not scratch up my prop, but it is possible that you could. It is a risk
you take landing on any unpaved runway.

[J.R. Bates]

I used to fly a Dornier 228 into a gravel strip on a weekly basis, and never
noticed any damage to the props at all.

In a single-engine airplane, I can't see how the gravel would get to the
prop, unless your prop is behind the wheels or you forget to put the wheels
down before landing.

"C J Campbell" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Tony Cox" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> | Has anyone been there recently (L37)? It's gravel,
> | right? I'm worrying about scratching up my nice new
> | prop.....
> |
>
> I was there last year. It is hard packed gravel. The road from the runway
to
> the parking lot (you park in amongst the cars) is dirt and loose gravel. I
> did not scratch up my prop, but it is possible that you could. It is a
risk
> you take landing on any unpaved runway.
>
>

[Big John]

Tony

Technique to reduce prop damage from picking anything up off the R/W.

If there is enough runway, start rolling with only a little RPM. After
you are rolling, slowly and smoothly add throttle to TO power.

If short R/W then you may need full power from start and cannot use
above.

We used this a lot in Military to not nick the prop(s) on dirt,
laderite or, gravel strips..

We also carried a small (5 inch) fine ******* file and if we got any
nicks we ran the file up and down the leading edge to remove so they
wouldn't turn into cracks in the prop.

Have a good trip.

Big John


On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:25:37 GMT, "Tony Cox" > wrote:

>Has anyone been there recently (L37)? It's gravel,
>right? I'm worrying about scratching up my nice new
>prop.....

[Tom S.]

"Big John" > wrote in message
...
> Tony
>
> Technique to reduce prop damage from picking anything up off the R/W.
>
> If there is enough runway, start rolling with only a little RPM. After
> you are rolling, slowly and smoothly add throttle to TO power.
>
> If short R/W then you may need full power from start and cannot use
> above.

Apply full brakes, then slowly bring up full power, release brakes and your
off. Most people apply brakes then ram the throttle home.