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Propeller stops while entering a spin

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lanceav8r

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Not sure where to put this so I will ask this here.

Entering a spin the other day and my prop stops. LYC IO-360, Catto 3-blade fix pitch, Sky dynamics light weight fly-wheel.

The propeller and flywheel are very light weight. Idle on the ground is set around 650.

As soon as I tapped the starter it came back. I kind of wish I didn't touch the starter and just pointed the nose down to see if it would spin up again but I didn't do that.

Any ideas on the flywheel/propeller combination being too light? Is this common? Did I screw something up?
 

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