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Old 11-06-2006 | 10:21 PM
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Angus McDonald
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Default Ram500 spool down time

Hey Ram Guys, I have Ram500 with about 19hrs on it, it runs absolutely perfect, starts everytime and never had a flame out. I do have a question about the significance of spool down time (the time from when you shut the engine off until the electric motor kicks in to aid in cooling). Currently it's reading 34 seconds, over the last 15 flights it has gained 4 seconds. Is this a concern? why the increase in time? are the bearings wearing?

Thanks for reading

Angus