Of which you should be able to try to get back. So many people seem to believe the logbook is the see and be it all that sadly is often not the case, anyone can be creative on paper, however a wrong prop cannot be hidden.
I did one inspection and noted the prop had been replaced, querying it the owner and the company where totally honest and said it had been dinged sufficiently to have a new prop fitted some 5 years and about 150 hours before, asking did they shock load inspect the engine I got blank stares... Pointing out that if the damage was sufficient to scrap a prop and bearing in mind simply taxying through water or long grass that slows an engine requires it being shock loaded I was left with no option to tell the potential owner to walk away, which he did.
The engine might have been fine, but the worry of it letting go or the shock of an expensive overhaul bill later just wasn't worth the risk with his money.
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Last edited by NutLoose; 14th Aug 2013 at 20:24.