Cgjunk2 Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago Hello, Sorry for the dumb question, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer to this in a while. Now that I'm playing more with the internal cargo feature, I've become more curious to learn what it measures. The EPR gauge on the bottom left area of the pilot instrument panel is named in the manual as the Engine Pressure Radio instrument (#2 in picture). Is "radio" a typo, or is it meant to be "ratio"? Also, am I correct in assuming the instrument is measuring the same thing as engine torque (expressed in percentage of total), with the red bugs indicating some sort of maximum for the current conditions? Also, why are there three separate red bugs? Any help understanding this instrument is greatly appreciated!
admiki Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Yes, it should say ratio. I am not sure what those numbers mean, but they are not percentage. @AeriaGloria might help with that. IDK if you noticed, but red marks move up and down, depending on environmental conditions (altitude, temperature, humidity). From bottom, marks represent cruise power, max continuous and max allowed. OTH, going over max allowed will not do anything except drooping your rotor. According to manual, you can fly up to 60 minutes with collective under your armpit. I did test it once, went a bit over 60 minutes with nothing going wrong and then got bored and jumped out.
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