When do you replace your blades?

[ddodell]

New pilot ... when do you replace your blades?

(1) Obvious damage, or nicking to the blades ... or any other abnormalities ... this is pretty straight forward.

(2) Do you replace them after a certain number of hours of flying? I'm assuming the blades are under a tremendous amount of stress, and will have a certain wear factor. I've looked in my logs and have a total of 2.5 hours of flying time ... do you replace them at a certain number of hours to be safe?

Thanks

David

 

[pixl]

It's easy to search on the site: Who is still flying their Mavic Pros' original set of props?

2.5 hours is about 2% worn IMHO.

 

[locoman]

when they are nicked or worse. When they seem to cause the Mavic to fly erratic or not as usual. I always have a spare set of blades. Don't want to find a damaged blade and they have to wait days for a replacement to come.

 

[tictag]

My guess is that obvious damage would well proceed any structural / material failure of the blades. Just check every flight, replace as required.

 

[mikeroycollins]

New pilot ... when do you replace your blades?

(1) Obvious damage, or nicking to the blades ... or any other abnormalities ... this is pretty straight forward.

(2) Do you replace them after a certain number of hours of flying? I'm assuming the blades are under a tremendous amount of stress, and will have a certain wear factor. I've looked in my logs and have a total of 2.5 hours of flying time ... do you replace them at a certain number of hours to be safe?

Thanks

David

I replaced mine after about 20 hours, but that was just for my own comfort. I do swap front to rear every 5 hours as I noted the rear seem to get more work and the blade hinges become seeker, so evens out the wear.

 

[Xtreme Drone Pilot]

I do swap front to rear every 5 hours as I noted the rear seem to get more work and the blade hinges become seeker, so evens out the wear.

I like this idea, will start doing the same.

 

[Robert Mitchell]

Thirty hours on my original set. No discernable wear or abnormalities.

I watch them closely.

 

[logge]

You replace them when DJI is releasing a platinum version