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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:35 am Post subject: engine run ups

Just saw a .25 inch half moon in a friend's new  prop. I got a smaller similar nick near the tip when doing a hot start and the  engine surged. I have received smaller nicks while doing run ups. I know that  this goes against my CFI training but for an engine that only I fly I do an  ignition check while taxiing and the power check is when power is gradually  applied for takeoff. I get the aircraft rolling before applying full power to  avoid picking up stones in the prop. Any engine hiccup is cause for an immediate  abort. I hardly see a nick anymore. Obviously this technique does not work when  flying an unfamiliar aircraft or from a short field but in many cases it  protects the prop. After all the blades are about $1500+  each. 

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