Happy hump day everyone. We got almost 1/2 of an inch overnight. Down by the airport they got over five and half inches. Since the record book is based on the rainfall at the airport, that is the "official" rain total. It was weird watching the radar last night. A storm would gather and get larger and start moving our way, and as it got close it would either just fall apart and dissipate, or split and go north and south of us. We were happy to get zero hair and destructive winds, and just gentle rain, we just really wanted more rain but we will take what we can get. They had two little bitty F0 or possible F1 tornadoes over close to the airport where we keep our airplane. THey lasted about 30 seconds and were gone.
We picked up the rebuilt prop yesterday. I honestly looks brand new. They strip all the coatings off, and get the parts to bare metal. They use a dye florescent test to check for cracks in the hub and check all the measurements. Then have the plated parts replated, repaint the forged aluminum hub with a powder coat. Repaint the three blades and balance it all. It is ready for the mechanic to put it back on. It is considered to be a zero time prop now.
This is the top of the engine with the cowling off. In the middle of the photos is a 110 volt plug for the hybrid electric motor.
Well OK its for the block heater. The cylinders are actually painted likely powder coated. The case is as well. The little yellow cap is the oil fill. It does not have far to go to be inside the case.