There are many things that you as an owner cando to extend the life of a prop, regardless of whether it's made of wood on aCub or a fancy feathering rig on a Navajo. While inspections can be done by youas part of a normal preflight or extended routine inspection, you are limited onwhat you can legally change/repair without A&P supervision.The important thing, though, is to spot problems before they get serious, and tooptimize the ground and flight environment with good habits.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/prop-life-extension