R44 Rotor Blades
Hi all,
My June 08 R2 is a low time, privately owned cosseted machine with excellent blades. The dilemma I face is whether to replace them in accordance with the AD. I have until June 16, i.e. 8 years, to take advantage of the 50% rebate.
If I replace them now, my machine will have blades with IRO 7 years left on them at the 12 year stage.
If I don't replace them, and continue with the current inspection regime, the blades life-expire IRO 6 months before the 12 year stage. They can of course fail inspection at any time.
My thinking is that I should continue with the old blades and plan to have the 12 year done 6 months early.
A further option is to sell the thing now, at a commensurate price, with a fresh Annual and buy a later one.
Whilst I'm looking forward to chuckling at the Robbieknockers posts - some are quite amusing - I would like to elicit some professional opinions, both engineering and commercial.
All the Best
HP