Seen blade strikes when I was on Black Hawks, usually not a big deal , tip trashed , blade sent away for insp and repair , the blades were made to take hits from 23mm cannon, hitting a tree with tip not in the same class, years ago a blade strike on a Bell was only a major issue if you found damage , now Bell call it a sudden stoppage requiring a major insp , had a 212 just touched a branch but ripped off the blade end cap , under the current insp criteria that would require major insp and work, back then it was just screw on a new blade end cap.
Last edited by Blackhawk9; 12th Aug 2020 at 03:45.