Tony
I appreciate you weighing in, and value your comments on this unit as one of the Authorities.
I know there are many options on this set up and you have many flights on the contra I respect that.
I`m by no means an expert on the Contra, but I`m THE expert on my design That`s what I was concentrating on.


My Post was more related to how the airplane design responds to certain blades off power not on power. The Allure has nearly 1100 Square in. wings with a thicker airfoil than any plane on the market, The fuse Dwarfs all other Mono`s being produced currently at 8" wide and almost 17" tall. It`s a new classification of LARGE mono. so the drag profile is different. there is no way to compare the feeling of the large blades on a smaller model to this larger model I don`t think. But, this model size direction is a plus for the contra I`m sure, it gives the unit more flexibility of gear/prop selection to match the airframe. Most of the airplanes the Contra was installed in at the beginning were smallish airframes requiring the drag and slow pace offered by the big blades. I`m sure the 22" props would work fine on the Valiant but I would not run them, I don`t think, on the Alferma!


If props did not make a difference and all you had to do is just "hold more throttle" there would be no need to make more than one set of props for any motor!.


Dave L. told me he was not as fond of the smaller blades and liked a set up similar to yours as well , I`m not saying I won`t end up there ,I was trying to give the reasons to why I ended up liking the smaller blades in the wind, and the rational as to why. It was not a dis. to those who recommended the larger blade and gear changes.

If I can get to it this weekend I will try your setup and report back my impressions.
Thanks for weighing in Tony.

Bryan