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14th Nov 2016, 07:05

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Hovering, ( no airspeed) 2 up and full fuel.

From my limited experience a Robbie doesn't have the power to hover OGE with 2-up and full fuel.

Sounds more likely to be engine failure, rapid Nr decay and then self-destruct mode to me.

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