Propeller feathering in flight
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Are you quick with feathering it? When I was first trying I was taking my time and I couldn't get it into feather.
From the manual:
"The propeller blade angle of a constant speed propeller is controlled via high pressure oil
admitted to a cylinder in the propeller hub, metered by a governor. In a multi-engine aircraft, the
absence of oil pressure will reduce the propeller blade pitch to the feathered position, but only
when the oil pressure is reduced quickly; otherwise, counter-weighted feather locking pins will
prevent the blades from feathering during a normal shutdown, or often an intentional shutdown
in flight. For this reason, the propeller levers must be placed in the feather detent quickly during
engine shutdown (while there is still oil in the propeller hub) to overcome the feather locking pins
and feather the propeller. " -
Are you quick with feathering it? When I was first trying I was taking my time and I couldn't get it into feather.
From the manual:
"The propeller blade angle of a constant speed propeller is controlled via high pressure oil
admitted to a cylinder in the propeller hub, metered by a governor. In a multi-engine aircraft, the
absence of oil pressure will reduce the propeller blade pitch to the feathered position, but only
when the oil pressure is reduced quickly; otherwise, counter-weighted feather locking pins will
prevent the blades from feathering during a normal shutdown, or often an intentional shutdown
in flight. For this reason, the propeller levers must be placed in the feather detent quickly during
engine shutdown (while there is still oil in the propeller hub) to overcome the feather locking pins
and feather the propeller. "@MiRexer Well in fact I was trying on the ground, just checking if the blue propeller lever would visibly move to the feather range (which it didn't). You mean that your keybind does engage feathering in flight without moving the lever? Well I guess that's useful, but I was hoping to also use that on planes where the startup sequence calls for feather position for the propellers...
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You mentioned the animation - and that's why I mentioned the above. No, mine goes right into feather on the ground. I made a video for you:
https://horizon.meta.com/shares/NGFE6yzx9bG4e91Ak8Coi2uXWZn8IJ
@MiRexer said in Propeller feathering in flight:
Unable to access the link on my side. But assuming that it shows the blue propeller lever going all the way down to feather, then I don't know what's up... We're using the same hardware so we should have the same experience... Any other thing toggled/not toggled in the options of either Pitch Hi or Toggle Feather, except "set control on release" for Pitch Hi?
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I use SPAD.neXt with the Bravo throttle, and I use MSFS 2020 and 2024 controls for the propeller axis, and the following commands for the "reverse" detent (button) for the Bravo, for feathering:
Button pushed:
10 of the following pairs:
Send PROP_PITCH1_DECR-Event (or PROP_PITCH2_DECR-Event for Prop 2)
Delay execution for 100 msButton released:
Send PROP_PITCH1_HI-EventI find this to work in both 2020 and 2024.
@KRoy7 Hello Roy,
I have been trying to feather the prop, and I was able to do it while in flight.. but if this I try while taking off then the prop keeps on going.. is there something else to be done? -
@MiRexer said in Propeller feathering in flight:
Unable to access the link on my side. But assuming that it shows the blue propeller lever going all the way down to feather, then I don't know what's up... We're using the same hardware so we should have the same experience... Any other thing toggled/not toggled in the options of either Pitch Hi or Toggle Feather, except "set control on release" for Pitch Hi?
@brettmercier Hmmm, I'll upload it to youtube - I showed all of the settings in the video as well. Those 3 were the only ones I could find.
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ok I made it work (feather it after takeoff).. but I have to be extremely fast to put the throttle down and the prop leveller to feather. I wonder if this is as IRL, or after take off if an engine fails, it will continue to spin. Funny tou when I fail the engine already airborne.. IDK 1000ft agl, i dont need to be that fast, I can bring throttle down, then the prop leveller, and then the mixture.. without rush and the prop will feather.
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@MiRexer said in Propeller feathering in flight:
Unable to access the link on my side. But assuming that it shows the blue propeller lever going all the way down to feather, then I don't know what's up... We're using the same hardware so we should have the same experience... Any other thing toggled/not toggled in the options of either Pitch Hi or Toggle Feather, except "set control on release" for Pitch Hi?
@brettmercier My apologies - I evidently did use spad at some point to set it up - but I don't remember when or HOW lol. Just to be sure today I didn't load up spad to test and it didn't work. So sorry
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@MiRexer are you able to feather already right after takeoff? or just once in the air?