This site is dedicated to all the flight and maintenance crews
who flew or are now flying these great aircraft. Photos, history,
specifications and more.
A wide bladed, short diameter propeller used on a reciprocating
engine when it is run in a test stand. A test club applies a
specific load to the engine and forces the maximum amount of air
through the cylinder cooling fins.
"Breaking that chain of decisions is one of the easiest
ways to prevent an accident -- and one of the
hardest."
Source: Bruce Landsberg, executive director of
the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. To help pilots improve their
decision-making skills, the AOPA Air Safety Foundation launched a
free online version Friday of its "Do The Right Thing" series at
the ASF Web site.
Read More
