Recent content by mistercrisp

So I have always been fascinated by knots. When I learned the tiedown knot I was amazed at what a cool knot is was because you could put the rope under tension, and then tie the knot and the tension stayed! I use that knot all the time. I was disappointed that that the FBO that I rent from...

REALLY good point and I never thought to add a coin for scale. I should know better, to add something for scale. :-( They took the airplane into the shop before we left in another airplane, so I'm sorry, I can't photograph it now.

They do have a procedure at the FBO where you unclip the tail tie down, and bunch up the nylon strap, and then put it over by one of the wing tie downs. Really a great idea, but I never realized how important it was NOT to taxi over the tiedown. But I am guessing that the pilot who had the...

They do have a procedure at the FBO where you unclip the tail tie down, and bunch up the nylon strap, and then put it over by one of the wing tie downs. Really a great idea, but I never realized how important it was NOT to taxi over the tiedown. But I am guessing that the pilot who had the...

Thanks for carefully reading my question... Not my plane. Aircraft belongs to the FBO. It is their problem, and I wasn't flying the plane. I was doing my preflight when I discovered the nick. I am just a curious person and wondered about the extent of the nick. I mean, I have seen small...

Not my misfortune. Not my aircraft. A nick in the blade only. No sudden stoppage. Apparently previous pilot had no idea they had had something hit the prop.

Wow! Thanks so much for the reference to AC43-13! What amazing reading. I will be reading this for a while, absolutely fascinating. I was particularly interested in the section about aircraft immersed in water. There was a warbird that had to ditch in shallow water along an Atlantic ocean...

I was pre flighting a Cessna 172 before a flight with my instructor. I was stunned to find a significant dent in the leading edge of the prop, about 8" in from the tip. What was strange was that it was a perfect semi-circular dent. It looked as if it had been hit with a 3/8" bolt or something...