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Old 17th Jul 2018, 15:31
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Bellringer - you would do more damage to the elastomeric bearings by not releasing the collective lock after shutdown - keeps them in a deformed condition.

You would also hammer the bearings much harder with constant high AuM and high speed ops - you need to keep this 'damage' idea in perspective and remember what the aircraft spends 99% of it's life doing (and that is never going to be wingovers).
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