Variable Pitch Propellers

'Variable Pitch Propellers’ means a propeller, the pitch setting of which changes or can be changed,
when the propeller is rotating or stationary. This includes:-


a.) A propeller, the pitch setting of which is directly under the control of the flight crew (controllable
pitch propeller).

b) A propeller, the pitch setting of which is controlled by a governor or other automatic means
which may be either integral with the propeller or a separately mounted equipment and which
may or may not be controlled by the flight crew (constant speed propeller).

c) A propeller, the pitch setting of which may be controlled by a combination of the methods of a.
and b.

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