Huey throttle auto-closes

[David A Sell]

Any Huey experts? I am baffled..

 

Suddenly my Huey throttle is kicking back down to 50% or less, seems random and autonomous... Any help? Example video of it here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxC7RsdQT_E

 

I thought maybe it was EGT but I have been flying with the EGT system for a couple weeks now, and this has just cropped up today. Even happens if I'm on the ramp with chopper cold and dark (I watch the throttle rotation)

 

Thanks!

[Tholozor]

Too much collective, the angle of the rotors are generating too much air resistance for the engine to handle and slowing it down. If you want to test how much you can get away with, advance the collective very slowly until the RPM starts to drop slightly, make that your maximum collective.

Edited January 14, 2018 by Tholozor

[David A Sell]

I am A fool.

 

Throttle was mapped to a slider in axis that I was not aware of..... Doh!

 

Thanks for the help Tholozor

Edited January 14, 2018 by Munny