I agree. It also looks to me as if the prop is feathered.

Other issue is that the direct route Rock Springs to Leadville is via
Tennessee Pass, which is also about 400' lower. Crossing Vail Pass means
you still have to cross Fremont Pass, about 900' higher than Tennessee.

Seth

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"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote in
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@okepread01:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...57/detail.html

I dunno, looking at "photo 6" it appears only 1 blade is bent back as if
it
was not moving when the planes belly hit (it was then rotated to the top
in
the ensuing belly slide) that's my theory anyway. The top blade does not
have that characteristic "prop strike" bend.

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