That crack looks nasty. I definitely would not fly with those blades on a heli. The blades are much cheaper to replace than having to repair the heli & replace the blades at the same time.
I lost my infamous tag line.
04-15-2003 Over year old.
ecranage Senior Heliman Location: West Yorkshire UK
No, I haven't crashed it.
Maybe the blades were too lose in the grips, I do remember spooling up a bit quicker than normal. I certainly wont be flying until I replace them.
But, what with?
Evan
04-16-2003 Over year old.
Indrid Key Veteran Location: Hamburg, NY
i had something like that happen, it turned out to be an engine mounting bolt that flew out and smacked the blades.
04-17-2003 Over year old.
cfranks Veteran Location: Adelaide South Australia
Just one possibility. Do you fold your blades back and keep them in that foam holder thingy clipped to the tail boom? The ding on the edge suggests so and the stress back through the bolt has levered the edge of the blade root producing the shown crack.
Charles
04-18-2003 Over year old.
rkelder Senior Heliman Location: Portland, Oregon
A picture of the blade removed from the grip might help people answer the question better for you.
