Whoops, Tail blade strike

[strat1960s]

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day. It was in the mid 40s with a 2 to 4 mph wind and not a cloud in the sky. Of corse I was out flying. After flying my first lipo pack I decided it was time to bring the heli in for a fresh lipo pack. I didn'r realize how fast I was comming in until the heli hit the ground and the tail blade kicked up some dirt. While swapping out the lipo pack I took a closer look at my tail blades. Just to be sure they weren't trashed. Well, both tail blades had just a little bit of damage on the tips. The blades are carbon fiber. I've heard CF blades are a little more delicate than the plastic and wood blades. The blades are not splitting appart or anything like that. They're just pretty scuffed up on the tips. I've gone ahead and ordered up two more sets of tail blades just to be safe. I remember seeing an article in RC Heli on main and tail blades. I remember reading something about minor scuffs could be flown, but blade separation should be replaced. Kind of makes me want to go back to those plastic neon KBDD blades. They could take a little bit more abuse. Should I even try flying again tomorrow (supposed to be identical to today's weather, but warmer) or should I ground my heli until the replacement blades arrive (probably a couple of days)? The weatherman says the weather should hold up through next week.....that's a lot of nice flying weather and I've been cooped up all winter.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Ted
aka strat1960s

[blax1]

Hard to say Ted, my gut says change them out(staying safe)

My heart says fly....... ;)

Got a photo, might get a better idea then.. :)

[DVS]

That's a tough call without seeing what the tail blades looks like.

[heli-cuzz]

I've been flying on cracked CF tail blades for many gallons on my 50. Ofcourse I did fix them with ca.
You have to use your own best judgement if they''re flyable or not.

[Ots]

Throw a little CA on them as H-cuzz suggested and go fly.

[strat1960s]

I got my new tail blades the other day and have already logged 4 flights on them. I have an identical pair of tail blades still in the box as a spare set and I saved the original tail blades as a backup to the spares. Not that I plan to trash my tail blades or anything. LOL.
These new Align tail blades fly just like the originals. The only difference is that the new ones are white instead of black carbon.

Thank you for all your help.

Ted