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Old 20th Nov 2019, 07:48
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Sir Niall Dementia
 
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You can motor it to lower the EGT, but a UH1 has a lot of weight up top that will turn and that canes the battery, in an area where the natives are a bit inhospitable the idea of an unnecessary shut down and the possibility of problems on start would leave me wanting rotors running every time.

I've only once flown a UH1, and never in a shooting gallery, but I do remember the EGT acceleration reallly got my attention. SASless will probably be along shortly to give an exact answer from experience.

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