Tail Rotor Balancing
Just bought an Acess 2020 balancing unit to do props and rotor-tail rotors. How many of you have had anything to do with balancing the main or tail rotors? What I'm looking for is:
1. How many runs does it normally take?
2. How big a differnce did it make?
3. Does your company own a balancer or do you pay someone to do it?
4. If your paying, what does it usually cost to have it done?
5. How often do you do it?
We have been paying someone $350 USD to do our props since 1991. We usually balance every 300-400 hours on our crop dusters. When we had the B47 we just guessed the best we could. There is no one in the area doing helicopters. I'm anxious (but scared to death) to do the first tail rotor. The manual sounds very complicated. Sure would appreciate some insight.
Thanks,
barryb