Recommended overhauls on constant-speed propellers are important. Here is a blade root that would not pass inspection due to scraping—most likely caused by improper lubrication or periods of inactivity.
![[Credit: Lisa Turner]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fuel-Selector-218x150.jpg "Fuel Follies")
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For some builders, the prospect of flaring hard-line tubing is daunting. Ishmael Fuentes demystifies the process, and shows you how to get good results every time.
If it’s on an amateur-built experimental (this is still Kitplanes, right?), by the FAA’s definition it’s not airworthy from the get-go.
Whether it’s in a condition for safe operation is a different matter altogether,
Ironically, we do give them an airworthiness certificate.
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