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Tom Schmidt & John Walker unscrew the "jesus nut" |
Jesus nut is off, ready to pull the mast assembly. |
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Tom Schmidt steadys the blade head as John Walker lifts it off of 803 |
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Old blades are off. |
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Installing the new blades in the main rotor head. |
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New blades are on! |
Out for our first ground turn. |
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Tweaking the trim tab. |
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First ground turn for the new blades. |
Note the timing light flash in the windshield. |
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First hover. |
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After a couple of minor tweeks, Chris reinstalls all the safety wires. |
Off for one more flight. |
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She tested perfectly! Blades are as perfectly balanced as you could ask for. She is on smooth bird! |
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