Tactical Ex
Senior Member
I want the community's opinion on prop savers. I started off in this hobby on fixed wings and using prop savers but they have been the biggest problem on the field. I often find myself replacing O-rings, watching props fly off the motor in the air and hearing the low pitch buzz alerting me that the prop was off-center. I burned through all my O-rings and I hardly ever get the prop centered so there is a lot of vibration and turning at higher speeds will sometimes dislodge the prop from its center and it will rotate wrong until I go fast and strait. In an act of desperation I actually tried using a large and strong rubber band and I was able to wrap it in such a way that it was balanced/centered better than 3 O-rings and if the rubber band was without flaws it is hard to break.
Let me first say that I use the proper size hub adaptor (or closest to proper) and I use at least 2 and sometimes 3 O-rings overlapped to keep the prop in place. Even at that ... prop savers frustrate me to the point I'm considering going with an option like this ...
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16579__Propeller_Adapter_Colet_Type_3MM.html
... my concern is breaking props. I almost always land with the wheels down even when it is less of a landing and more of a crash but the gear always folds with the rubber band and the prop touches the ground and bends a bit on the prop saver. I'm worried that I will end up bending a shaft and breaking a lot of props if I go with a more dependable prop attachment method.
I want to get some serious strong landing gear like the kind with the aluminum struts and see how my landings fair with those and maybe I will be more comfortable with the prop collet.
At any rate please share your opinion and/or suggestions!
Let me first say that I use the proper size hub adaptor (or closest to proper) and I use at least 2 and sometimes 3 O-rings overlapped to keep the prop in place. Even at that ... prop savers frustrate me to the point I'm considering going with an option like this ...
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16579__Propeller_Adapter_Colet_Type_3MM.html
... my concern is breaking props. I almost always land with the wheels down even when it is less of a landing and more of a crash but the gear always folds with the rubber band and the prop touches the ground and bends a bit on the prop saver. I'm worried that I will end up bending a shaft and breaking a lot of props if I go with a more dependable prop attachment method.
I want to get some serious strong landing gear like the kind with the aluminum struts and see how my landings fair with those and maybe I will be more comfortable with the prop collet.
At any rate please share your opinion and/or suggestions!