Rear Engine Wear

[CO_Skymaster]

Thanks for the info Ernie,

I'm glad it's not my imagination. The engine itself seems to be in good condition, but I've overhauled several components attached to it. I will watch the rear engine more closly for problems in the future.

I tried to buy the carbon rear spinner, but like I said my rear engine is cursed and it didn't fit (Owen told me I'm the only person that has happened to), so I replaced it with an aluminum one.

Karl

[JeffAxel]

a prop balance is especially important on the rear prop because anything that gets loose in the rear engine compartment goes thru that prop. Every Skymaster I looked at while buying had nicks, some pretty big ones, in the rear prop. You have to be meticulous to be sure all hardware, screws, whatever; that gets loose in the rear engine compartment is removed before flying, or your prop will pay the price!

[tropical]

Have the props dynamically balanced. Most owners skip this process because the believe the static balance done on the props are good enough. I've done lots of dynamic balances and the owners were shocked at how much smoother the plane ran and flew.

Everything described in the first post is the result of a prop that is not balanced dynamically.