Originally Posted by
Vessbot
Could it be that the clutch carries a small amount of negative torque that has to be overcome before freewheeling happens? And, if so, a mag check does not overcome this small amount, so they stay engaged? Because if we're talking 5-10 seconds to see a mag drop, there's definitely something "dragging up" the engine RPM, which, in an airplane takes more like an eighth of a second (i.e., near instantaneous) to change.
Perhaps. I am now logging a Knowledge Limit Exceedance
