Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Props live hard lives and that's one of many reasons why propeller manufacturers recommend routine upkeep and overhauling a prop based on flight time and calendar time. To find out what it takes to correctly overhaul a prop, Kitplanes Magazine contributor Larry Anglisano spent a day on the shop floor at Sensenich Propeller Services in Georgia—one of the oldest propeller shops in the country—and prepared this field report.
Props live hard lives and that's one of many reasons why propeller manufacturers recommend routine upkeep and overhauling a prop based on flight time and calendar time. To find out what it takes to correctly overhaul a prop, Kitplanes Magazine contributor Larry Anglisano spent a day on the shop floor at Sensenich Propeller Services in Georgia—one of the oldest propeller shops in the country—and prepared this field report.
