Finally...

[dillwhacker]

one of the bolts had backed right out and it was only the tail blade that was probably stopping it from coming out.

Not sure I really understand this...
If the bolt holding the grip & blade had backed out all the way, then why didn't the grip/blade/bolt just pull through the 3 bearings and disappear off over the horizon once it wasn't attached to the the hub anymore? What stopped it flying off?
Maybe different construction to Align?

[helijohn]

why didn't the grip/blade/bolt just pull through the 3 bearings and disappear off over the horizon once it wasn't attached to the the hub anymore? What stopped it flying off?
Maybe different construction to Align?

Don't think it can. Wibbly wobbly but still in place while the blade root acts as a stopper.

[Stuart]

From memory when the blades are in the bolt wasn't able to fully extract it wasn't until we took off the tail blades then spooled her up to find a bolt shot off and hit john's foot which was cause for some laughs.....

I remember once we put it all back together John's words were I'll watch from the car and I said I might join him.....lol

Just incase something else decided to shoot off....

It was a fun day mainly taking the p&)( out of myself and joking off my poor excuse for quick building.....

Told Lee I'm just having my next heli delivered to him - and i'll drop off my tx etc.... though I might have to do it covertly as his flying addiction is filling up his dinning room now - lol