I been messing around with an Fun Tiger that a friend of mine gave me. I got it recovered and been messing around with it seeing what it will do.

I been having a good time with it but been aggravated looking for a good prop that I can hover with. Usually I like using wooden props do to fact that they have instant revs. The lightweight of it makes a nice advantage over APC.

I started out with one of those APC 12.25 X 3.75 and it had great pull and was very easy to hover with. I would have used a wooden but could not find one in those specs. But, APC's are so dang heavy and it really spins up slow on my TT .46 . I had nothing but problems finding a sweet spot on the engine for that prop. It either dies in air loads up no matter what I do. I got it set a a good spot but when going into hover it spins up so slow I loose the advantage of the prop.

I then tried an APC 11 X 5 and the engine ran perfect. It didn't , load up and had a good response to idle to WOT. Nice revs with it. But it was real jerky at hover and was a real pain to stay in hover. The hovers looked nasty more or less. I felt myself going from 3/4 to WOT to stay in hover and was a real pain.

My question is what are you guys using? What have you guys found to be a good all around prop for hovering. I am not looking for regular straight line speed prop but something that can hold its weight nicely and easy to work with.

Also preferably wooden over APC.

Do a search on "Props" in this forum originated by Paul Swany. Check out 3Dreaming's modifications to a standard Zinger. This is what I am running. I am running the modified 12x4 Zinger on a Webra 50 with a Mac Header and Long tuned pipe. It doesn't have the pull of a APC 12.25 x 3.75, but its transition more than makes up of it. The modifications according to 3Dreaming increases the Zinger's pull termendously - IMHO
Hope that this helps!
BTW - Where are you flying in Atlanta? I'm not far from you.
Kevin

great thanks, I will check it out.

I am flying at a small club we have in jonesboro right off of 19-41. It is a fairly new club so we are not over packed with people trying to fly at once.

I agree that the 12.25x3.75 APC's are too dang big for a .46! I was never able to get my Prto .46 to run good with one. Either a bad idle, real sluggish transition, or a finicky high end.

The 11x5's are nice, but a little too small.

My favorite is the 11.5x4 APC. Just light enough for the throttle response and acceleration you need and gives you almost as much thrust as the 12.25... They look normal too.

I recommend the Tower Hobbies muffler. It will give you a very noticable power increase and seemed to make the engine easier to adjust. My throttle response is GREAT and I have never had a Pro .46 run as good as this one after I got the Tower muffler. Definitely the best $12 you will spend!

you know, I didnt even think about adding a new pipe. That may be the what I need to help out.

Going to order one now!

Hello

Have you thought about using a Graupner Cam Prop. They are light and they spool up really fast. I have seen them used on fun flys at my field and the guys that use them say they work extreamly well and the definitally notice that the engine does responde much quicker.


Carlo

never used a Graupner on my 46 before. I may need to try that out. I am willing to try anything right now