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Howard Nelson wrote:
: In my experience the fixed prop resulted in more pilot fatique on long
: flights (4+ hours). If it fits your requirements I believe the
cost/benefit

What do you mean by that? If anything, I'd say a fixed-pitch prop
reduces
workload (especially in IMC) because you can hear small pitch changes as
an RPM
change.

Just curious what you meant,
-Cory

Not work load and not IFR, just physical fatigue. I had always presumed it
was from the constant RPM changes and vibrations transmitted back to the
cockpit. I have very few hours in 172 with CS prop. Most hours in C177RG and
C182. I may not be comparing apples to apples. I just felt more physically
tired after C172 cross country flights and chalked it up to a greater level
of noise and vibration.
Howard