Kelly,
Thanks for the response. I obviously have a lot to learn about turbine engines. As I become more aware of the GDT's capabilities, I will know what to look for should future problems occur. I've had four flame-outs so far. The first occurred on the first flight...I thought is was caused by a low ECU battery. But to be honest, I didn't understand the shut down data. Now I think it was the same indication as my last flight (#4 - user shutdown). The shut down occurred about four minutes into the flight, about the same time as the last flight. The next two flame-outs were EGT related. I think I bumped the EGT wire with the exhaust tube (necessary with the R54) and the result was a high EGT reading. The next flight was a low EGT reading because I pulled the EGT wire out too far. It is now inserted about 1/32 of an inch. These two flights were short...about two minutes. Your comment about the EGT being a wee bit low might be a result of the above occurrences.

The current antenna wire runs along the inside of the fuselage. It is several inches away from the ECU and other components. A whip antenna could be installed so that it is further away from all the components. Because I have a whip antenna available, I'll go ahead and install it then perform a thorough range check. The manual states to keep the ECU and receiver batteries separated. This is almost impossible with the R54. There just isn't enough room to move the batteries so they are inches apart. Could this be a cause?

Keith