"I've never seen anyone put a prop on backasswards and fly. Really bad advice."
Sorry Scott....
Even if you haven't seen it done before, here are a couple of quotes from another previous post:
1. "My good friend and I were at the Brodak's contest and flying Foxberg racing for the first time.
I noticed the plane he was flying was a GREAT deal slower than the 3-up competition.
His pit man/builder/owner of the airplane did his best to coax the Fox 35 into a more competitive run.
But to no avail!
Seams in his haste to prepare for the race, the owner put the prop on BACKWARDS!"
2. "There is NO problem in putting the prop on backwards. It is much less efficient in flight, so all you see is reduced speed. This technique is often used in freeflight, when trimming out a plane, it prevents any nasties from making a real mess of the plane if it is drastically out of trim! It may be a good idea for the first flight of a new stunt plane. You can operate the engine at its optimum revs, you just get reduced thrust, anything that is drastically out of trim will be easier to handle!"
"Tight lines!"
Wes