185Midwest wrote:AK-

That's not the Composite Voyager they are flying via 337. Hartzell has a number of composite props flying but they have not certified the Composite Voyager as of yet. Ive been wrong before but I'm pretty sure they are not flying the Composite Voyager prop yet.

MW

They are the Hartzell Trailblazer props.. They put one on the 180 they raffled off at the Airmen's show (or non-show) in May, and a good buddy of mine has one on his.

nonrev wrote:EarthX makes a battery box, fits the odyssey battery just fine.

https://earthxbatteries.com/shop/multi- ... 80-odyssey

Spruce sells one specifically for the Odyssey SBS-J16.
Cheaper too-- $39 vs $59.
But it might be easier / cheaper in the long run to get an STC'd box from Dodge or Burls.

The Voyager and the Trailblazer are complete different airfoils and props. The composite Voyager will be tested at the end of the year.

MW

I hope your buddy likes it!

MW

185Midwest wrote:The Voyager and the Trailblazer are complete different airfoils and props. The composite Voyager will be tested at the end of the year.

MW

So is the Trailblazer obsolete now that the Voyager is coming out?

akaviator wrote:

185Midwest wrote:The Voyager and the Trailblazer are complete different airfoils and props. The composite Voyager will be tested at the end of the year.

MW

So is the Trailblazer obsolete now that the Voyager is coming out?

The Hartzell Trailblazer was initially designed for the Lycoming O/IO 360 series engines. Lots of them on Huskys, etc.

I imagine that Hartzell has designed a composite prop specifically for the larger Cessna application.

MTV

mtv wrote:

akaviator wrote:

185Midwest wrote:The Voyager and the Trailblazer are complete different airfoils and props. The composite Voyager will be tested at the end of the year.

MW

So is the Trailblazer obsolete now that the Voyager is coming out?

The Hartzell Trailblazer was initially designed for the Lycoming O/IO 360 series engines. Lots of them on Huskys, etc.

I imagine that Hartzell has designed a composite prop specifically for the larger Cessna application.

MTV

Three blader was for big motors Is what I thought.

akaviator wrote:

mtv wrote:

akaviator wrote:

185Midwest wrote:The Voyager and the Trailblazer are complete different airfoils and props. The composite Voyager will be tested at the end of the year.

MW

So is the Trailblazer obsolete now that the Voyager is coming out?

The Hartzell Trailblazer was initially designed for the Lycoming O/IO 360 series engines. Lots of them on Huskys, etc.

I imagine that Hartzell has designed a composite prop specifically for the larger Cessna application.

MTV

Three blader was for big motors Is what I thought.

My understanding is that the Voyager is only for the 180/185. Specifically designed for those 2 aircraft. From what I hear it performs very very well. Hoping they would maybe bring one out for the 206...

I heard some talk of a Trailblazer type prop being tested on the 182 this year? I'm interested to learn about how they compare to the MT.

More to follow but MTV is right on track.

MW

On the battery topic... Anybody else have a setup like this?

gotcha88 wrote:On the battery topic... Anybody else have a setup like this?

The 180H I fly has it. It’s on floats and the only other ones I’ve seen with the under seat battery are also on floats. Not sure if coincidence

hotrod180,
can you point me to this battery box on spruce for 39$

hotrod180 wrote:

nonrev wrote:EarthX makes a battery box, fits the odyssey battery just fine.

https://earthxbatteries.com/shop/multi- ... 80-odyssey

Spruce sells one specifically for the Odyssey SBS-J16.
Cheaper too-- $39 vs $59.
But it might be easier / cheaper in the long run to get an STC'd box from Dodge or Burls.

hotrod180,
can you point me to this battery box on spruce for 39$

asa wrote:

gotcha88 wrote:On the battery topic... Anybody else have a setup like this?

The 180H I fly has it. It’s on floats and the only other ones I’ve seen with the under seat battery are also on floats. Not sure if coincidence

There's also a couple models of the early 210 set up that way. I haven't seen a 180 that way yet though, but it's a good spot for it.

185Midwest wrote:The Voyager and the Trailblazer are complete different airfoils and props. The composite Voyager will be tested at the end of the year.

MW

Are you sure there will be a composite voyager? Sure would be nice!

Odyssey 680 had a tough time on a cold start the other night, needed a jump to get going. So, load tested all three 680's in the hangar, two were in the 300cca range, Citabria one only showed 190. Yeah, yeah the tag says 170cca. Checked the date, August 2006! I got my money's worth out of that one, think I'll get another.

Karmutzen wrote:Odyssey 680 had a tough time on a cold start the other night, needed a jump to get going. So, load tested all three 680's in the hangar, two were in the 300cca range, Citabria one only showed 190. Yeah, yeah the tag says 170cca. Checked the date, August 2006! I got my money's worth out of that one, think I'll get another.

That’s been my experience with as well. They just work. Last one I took out of the plane at seven years, put it in a riding mower. Last I heard it was still doing fine in the mower…..16 years old battery.

MTV

mgwost wrote:

hotrod180 wrote:Spruce sells one specifically for the Odyssey SBS-J16.
Cheaper too-- $39 vs $59.
But it might be easier / cheaper in the long run to get an STC'd box from Dodge or Burls.

hotrod180,
can you point me to this battery box on spruce for 39$

They actually call it a "hold down bracket"

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... eydry9.php