Once rotor blades have been installed, typically they stay on or very close to the helicopter. But sometimes unforeseen circumstances require the blades to be shipped to another facility for overhaul, repair, painting, or because the blades have been sold separately from the helicopter.
While we know it can be a pain to store rotor blade boxes and crates, we highly recommend that you keep at least one set of rotor blade boxes on hand in case you need to transport the blades individually. Here are a few good reasons to keep those boxes and crates around.