I have a question for all you PUSHERPROP guys and or gals out here. My friend has built a "PUSHYCAT" from RCM plans. This plane has been built for some years and this year he is wanting to get it in the air. Here's the problem. He or I have never run a PUSHER type aircraft "EVER"... Now we have run tractor props but never pusher props. When we put the prop on we put it on with the lettering out toward the prop nut. Then when starting the engine, the air blast came forward toward the front of the plane not back? The props are "PUSHER" props with the (P) designation so we know we got the right props, however, trying to run the engine in reverse keeps blasting the prop off and will not run. It will however, run clock wise but the prop blast goes to the front not the back. Now, again I have done this RC stuff for many years but NEVER in my life have I ever messed with this. I am "TOTALLY" confused and in need of some expert "PUSHERPROP" advice. The motor we are running is a S.T. .051. Upon looking at the way the prop is designed it looks like the engine would need to run counter clock wise, NOT clock wise. But the engine will NOT runbackwards? So I am looking for ANY help toresolveour little issue. It's probably something so very simple I willbe red faced after I get help from someone, I'll want to crawl into a hole and bury myself. But Iam not sure what to do, Iam stumpted stumpy....

(1). What do we need to do to get this to "PUSH"

(2). What are we doing wrong?

(3). Everything we did or tried did not work?


Thank you in advance

Bill