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Mini-Review Props I've Known (And Broken)

Gemfan 5030 - Nylon prop that is quite durable and quite forgiving. These are tame little critters that generate thrust, and are the most commonly found props for the 250 sized quads. Our LHS carries them for a price.

Gemfan 5040 - The big brother of the 5030 and still quite durable and forgiving. I personally like the additional thrust they generate.

Gemfan 5045 - These are currently my second favorite prop, they are a much stiffer plastic than the 5030 and 5040, which makes them run quite a bit differently. Lots of thrust out of these, but they are VERY brittle and do not forgive being bent at all.

Gemfan 6030 - The 6" nylon version of the 5030, these have a bit more thrust but are flimsy and I think deflect on my motors. That said I think I know what deflect means, so I could be wrong .

. Gemfan HQ6045 - These were a lot of fun, LOTS of thrust, very stiff prop, that shatters any time it hits anything. The problem is I hit lots of things.

HQ5045BN - These are my current favorite prop, however due to cost per prop I'm running the cheaper Gemfan 5045's. As I improve my piloting skills I'll be looking at 5045's from HQ that aren't bull nose, or purchasing a boatload of these! Like many people I haven't found a prop I haven't broken, but what I've discovered along the way has been interesting. I wanted to take a moment to share, because I was unable to find any good info on props quality and durability when I started flying. For reference I've flown all these props on my ZMR250