Peter Cowan/Lexi Cameron wrote:

Talked to George Whelan who owns the project. This past summer was not very productive mostly due to some unusual corrosion problems with the computer and harness: a hole in the windsheild allowed rain to get in and it flooded these parts.
He installed an Aero 81 66 prop with 9" chord blades (which I would have expected would be a good choice since supposedly 3.8l V6s are happy with this diameter and pitch on slower aircraft and George's engine should be producing more power). Unfortunately he could get little more than 3000 engine RPM (2.17:1) with it. He plans to slim down the blades and maybe repitch or go to a variable pitch prop. In spite of two summers without a flight, he sounds optimistic.

 
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