Prop Balance - How Much Weight to Add?

06-06-2021, 04:17 PM

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Prop Balance - How Much Weight to Add?

We are balancing a RV-12 prop with DynaVibe. It's our first experience doing this. The unit is telling us 0.4IPS x 50 grams starting point = 20 grams weight.

Does that sound reasonable?
How much weight have folks added for balancing?

Thanks in advance...

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