{"id":9493,"date":"2017-09-02T20:39:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T20:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=9493"},"modified":"2017-09-02T20:40:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T20:40:38","slug":"hartzell-propeller-creates-composite-blade-pre-flight-check-video-for-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/ohio\/hartzell-propeller-creates-composite-blade-pre-flight-check-video-for-pilots\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Hartzell Propeller Creates Composite Blade Pre-flight Check Video for Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Photo &#8211; Hartzell Propeller Technical Expert Kevin Ryan Explains Pre-flight Checks.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hartzell Propeller has added to its series of how-to videos for pilots and mechanics. The newest video covers the evaluation of structural composite propeller blades by describing the ins and outs of composite prop pre-flight checks for pilots.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pre-flight checks for structural composite propellers are very similar to metal props with some subtle differences,&#8221; said Hartzell Propeller Executive Vice President JJ Frigge. &#8220;Hartzell&#8217;s composite expert Kevin Ryan walks pilots through the pre-flight step by step, including a discussion of nicks, gouges and paint erosion caused by runway debris.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Ryan also addresses trailing edge impact damage from tow bars or other ground handling equipment. He describes airworthy damage limits and how to properly &#8220;coin tap&#8221; the blade to detect evidence of possible delamination.<\/p>\n<p>Hartzell uses aerospace grade composite construction materials that are incredibly durable, but they are not entirely immune to damage. Unlike aluminum or wooden blades, Hartzell&#8217;s composite propeller blades can be restored to their original dimensions over and over again, providing excellent life-cycle costs.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots can view the new video clicking on Hartzell Propeller Composite Blade Pre-flight Check.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo &#8211; Hartzell Propeller Technical Expert Kevin Ryan Explains Pre-flight Checks.) Hartzell Propeller has added to its series of how-to videos for pilots and mechanics. The newest video covers the evaluation of structural composite propeller blades by describing the ins and outs of composite prop pre-flight checks for pilots. &#8220;Pre-flight checks for structural composite propellers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ohio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hartzell-prop-video.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9493","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=9493"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9496,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9493\/revisions\/9496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}