g'day Arthur, thanks for the input - as far as making my own, I have trouble making a cup of coffee - does that kettle button go up or down - why won't it start?
I see your 'bottom of page' info lists your status as 'semi-retired' - does that mean you have a little spare time on your hands and would like to make a few dollars?
the Brolga prop hanging on the wall of my batcave looks a little worse for wear, perhaps all it needs is a good clean up but there are a few little dings in the blades...the hub's not pretty either
I may be able to get some help from my fellow Flying Tigers members with the epoxy repair for the dings and just get a hub from Ultra-Prop for $70 (which appears to be the same as the Brolga)
just did some reading of my downloads from Competition Aircraft :
"High performance Brolga blades are no longer available through Competition Aircraft - we still carry the hubs, pitch blocks, spinners, and hardware"
and
"our standard blades are made with glass reinforced nylon" - I assume these are the plastic blades you mentioned? they are listed on the pricelist at $75 USD each
with the Drifter I am limited to 60" for clearance, but I may have options for either a three or five blade setup - Bolly recommend a three blade and I believe they have good reviews from Drifter drivers (as you say - a bit dear)
one other issue is the fact that 0455 is 25 registered, but the next custodian would need to do a few 'other' things anyway if they wanted to retain that for training dolphins (porpoises)
(you have to say it out loud to get it) (with apologies to the late great Robin Williams : "you did that on dolphin") (on porpoise)...
cheers
BP