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Old 21st Jul 2017, 20:01
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212man
 
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Originally Posted by GS Pilot
Just a technique I liked. I imagine a scenario in cruise where I detect abnormal high or low RPM. That's confirmed quickly with a glance at the rotor tach. Looking at Torque I will see split needles which very cleary (at least to my eyes) indicate which engine is high and which is low. Works for me. I hope I didn't imply that N1 info was somehow excluded during the evaluation. That would be silly.
Do we really mean N1? N2 governing is what our day to day existence is based on. N1 governing just ensures the engine keeps running after the start sequence is completed.
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