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Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:42 pm

Prop shop recommendations

Went for a flight with my daughter yesterday, beautiful day on the Colorado front range. Kind of spoiled the good feeling from the flight when I noticed a very fine red haze near the back of the spinner on the postflight. It's an old McCauley, last overhaul done a long time ago, so it doesn't really owe me anything. Anybody got pireps on a prop shop in Northern Colorado?
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:01 pm

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No idea about CO, but I have had great service from precision propeller in Boise. They do awesome work.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:42 pm

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Sorry, I can't help with a prop shop recommendation. Where do you base out of, and do you have a good mechanic in the area? We always used Bob Gates Aviation at the old Fort Collins downtown airport, but I think my dad's switched to a guy at Fort Collins/Loveland since the airport and BGA are no more. Anyway, good luck with the prop.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:45 am

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David Husbands, New Mexico Propellor. Out of Belen, south of ABQ. He comes up to ALS about once a month to pick up/drop off props. Super guy does superior work.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:55 am

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The # for Dave/NMprops is 888.477.5067 Did my prop last year, good guy/fair price/good work. Many oothers around here use him also.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:55 am

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Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:22 am

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Fair price and good service. Bought my first prop from him for my Tundra and he pitched it for less than just the prop from the other places I checked.

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Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:35 pm

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dirtstrip wrote:Fair price and good service. Bought my first prop from him for my Tundra and he pitched it for less than just the prop from the other places I checked.

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I'll second dirtstrip's choice of Fix's Prop Shop..he did the prop for my C-170..he's been around for a long time.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:47 pm

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Thanks for the heads ups guys. I'll check them all of them out. I'm near Erie Tri county, there is a shop there called Rocky Mountain Propeller. Any info on them?
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:02 pm

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Live2aviate wrote:Thanks for the heads ups guys. I'll check them all of them out. I'm near Erie Tri county, there is a shop there called Rocky Mountain Propeller. Any info on them?

I was trying to remember them..some of the local guys do businee there also.....only heard good about them.
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