steve9534 Key Veteran Location: yakima, wa.
| Tail rotorsI don't know the history of those that failed, but do consider if you whack the t/r blades, you may damage the bearings and lead to failure. I've got >500 flights on TT30, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 helis w/o a failure, but have had a MA t/r hub fail and 2 Hirobo t/r grips fail. I'm NOT the TT apologist for this forum, but other helis aren't immune to problems, either. It seems prudent to check the t/r before flight and if the bearings are sloppy or notchy, then replace them. A catastrophic failure of a bearing that checked out normal isn't impossible, but hopefully there would be some indication from the preflight that they were failing. Hope this helps. steve.
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