Finally got some decent flying weather around here to do some prop testing on the
Excelleron. Slightly cloudy with a light breeze out of the south right down the runway.
I've been trying to test various 3 and 4 blade props but wanted some mild weather
so I could see the differences without fighting the wind.
The YS 1.10 is really running sweet now as it's broken in and running on PowerMaster
30% Heli fuel. I had an assortment of APC and Master Airscrew props along with a few
2 blades just to try some different sizes. To make a long story short the best all around
performing prop is the one I started with , an APC 15x10 two blade pattern prop. I really
liked an APC 13.8x10 four blade as it was very quiet but seemed to not pull as hard in the
vertical as the two blade did. If I could find a multi-blade prop that would pull as hard as the
two blade but be as quiet as the four blade it would be perfect , guess we can't have everything.
One thing I'm starting to realize about the Excelleron is it will perform the pattern at a much
slower speed than I'm used to , I'm trying to learn to fly at a much slower pace as this airplane
is very graceful when flown at slower speeds.

tommy s