ORIGINAL: Flying Geezer
I can set each blade at zero deg.. Then move the guage from the end of the blade to very close to the hub and it stays at zero deg.. I believe the blades are o.k.. Is there a better test.
I guess that is a good test. Your blades could be good. We took the baldes off the heli and looked at the leading edge and the trailing edge. There was a very slight bend on the trailing edge of one of them. Barely noticeable.
I only replaced one blade grip. Today I noticed that the octagonal indent for the blade bolt is at the top instead of the bottom. That's upside down from normal. Is there a difference, or are they symetrical?
I thought the grips for the 50 were symetrical. not only that, there ISN"T a left and a right grip, they are both the same, since they rotate in the same direction. Could it be that you inadvertendly installed a blade/grip assembly backwards? It would not be the first time that I've seen it done.
The grip I did NOT replace looks fine. Should I replace it too?
If one grip was upside-down, then both grips should be upside-down. If you did this on-purpose is another story, but then I would be looking at other assemblies that could be installed upside-down if you did not do it on purpose.
Rafael