ORIGINAL: jmb52760
ORIGINAL: KLXMASTER14
Save the MA props for stirring paint. They have no place on a classic pattern aircraft, just like cheap chinese tires have no place on a Ferrari.
If you mean this from a performance, safety, and structural integrity standpoint, then I see your point and I agree.
If you feel that Classic Pattern is some sort of exclusive club and only the people with the right equipment are ''in'', then you are welcome to your opinion. I obviously don't share it. I'm doing this because I like the way these planes look and fly, and it makes me a better pilot to fly these maneuvers. I'm not competing and probably never will. If it will work, and it's safe, and I can get it at the lhs then that's what I will choose. I'm not looking for that last 10 percent as an advantage.
I'll admit that I like to show up at the flying field with a scratch (plans or short kit) built pattern ship because it sets me apart. I'm just not interested in having everything exactly right. I'll leave that to the purists. I like to see these aircraft and I can surely appreciate them, it's just not for me.
You got it right in the first sentence. I don't know where you came up with the rest of the stuff in your post. If you think that using parts and equipment that are up to the task is an "exclusive club", then I can't help you. MA props are cheap junk that are suitable for a plain bearing trainer engine at best. They are not suitable for a high performance application as you found out.