{"id":18805,"date":"2021-07-11T14:39:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T14:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18805"},"modified":"2021-07-11T15:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T15:03:24","slug":"hartzell-raf-agreement-highlights-recreational-flying-at-eaa-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/montana\/hartzell-raf-agreement-highlights-recreational-flying-at-eaa-2021\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Hartzell &#038; RAF Agreement Highlights Recreational Flying at EAA 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hartzell Propeller&#8217;s agreement with the Recreational\nAviation Foundation, that provides special $1,000 discounts on all new Hartzell\nbackcountry propellers sold to RAF members, will be featured at EAA AirVenture\n2021. RAF is a national organization headquartered in Bozeman, Mont. and\ndedicated to preserving, improving and creating airstrips for recreational\naccess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHighlighting this exclusive offer to RAF members is a great\nway for Hartzell Propeller to return to participating in public aviation venues\nfollowing the hiatus brought about by the pandemic,&#8221; said JJ Frigge,\ncompany president. &#8220;As part of our commitment to the excitement and fun of\nbackcountry flying we will continue this promotion through the end of\n2021.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to be a part of the legacy established\nby the committed pilots of the RAF. They have stopped the closure of a number\nof airstrips and even built new ones and we salute them in those efforts,&#8221;\nFrigge added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The propellers offered in this partnership include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Voyager, a 3-blade metal scimitar propeller\ndesigned for the Cessna 180, 182, 185, and 206 fleet<\/li><li>The Trailblazer, a 2-blade composite prop\navailable for the Aviat Husky, American Champion Scout, Maule M-7-235, and many\nexperimental aircraft<\/li><li>The Explorer, a 3-blade composite prop available\nfor a number of experimental aircraft<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pathfinder, a 3-blade composite prop available on the\nCubcrafters XCub and Carbon Cub FX, as well as several experimental aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these propellers is designed to maximize performance\nfor backcountry operations, including shorter take-off rolls and better climb\nrates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough this new promotion, Hartzell\u2019s commitment will be\nan exceptional benefit to current RAF members and an extremely welcome\nincentive to becoming a new RAF member,\u201d said RAF Chairman John McKenna.\n&#8220;In addition to providing these member discounts, Hartzell Propeller will\nmake a $250 contribution directly to the RAF organization for every member who\nbuys a new Hartzell prop for backcountry flying,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hartzell Propeller is the global leader in advanced\ntechnology aircraft propeller design and manufacturing for business, commercial\nand government customers. The company designs next generation propellers with\ninnovative blended airfoil technology and manufactures them with revolutionary\nmachining centers, robotics and custom resin transfer molding curing stations.\nHartzell Propeller and sister companies, Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC,\nQuality Aircraft Accessories, and AWI-AMI (Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc.,\nand Aerospace Manufacturing, Inc.) form the general aviation business unit of\nTailwind Technologies Inc. For more info on Hartzell Propeller, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hartzellprop.com\">www.hartzellprop.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hartzell Propeller&#8217;s agreement with the Recreational Aviation Foundation, that provides special $1,000 discounts on all new Hartzell backcountry propellers sold to RAF members, will be featured at EAA AirVenture 2021. RAF is a national organization headquartered in Bozeman, Mont. and dedicated to preserving, improving and creating airstrips for recreational access. \u201cHighlighting this exclusive offer to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,48,115,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-montana","category-national-news","category-ohio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aviat-Husky-w-hartzell-propedit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18807,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18805\/revisions\/18807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}