A prop with a pitch of 8 isn't going to give you vertical performance, it's going to be used more for speed. If you want more vertical "omph" you will need to use a lower pitch prop. A good way to remember prop pitchs is to think of them like gears in a car. Lower gears are for pulling power and higher gears are for speed. Same with props, lower pitch gives you more power and higher pitch gives you more speed.

As for your plane. It's hard to tell somebody what the best prop is for their setup. The best thing to do is buy several props and then start experimenting until you get the prop that best suits your flying and your plane. I do this for most of my planes until I find the prop that suits what I'm doing.

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