Carb Heat drop

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Carb Heat drop

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Anyone had any experience of an excessive drop in RPM when applying carb heat on the ground? I have an M5 235 and during the powerchecks i am getting drops of 400 rpm!
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Thanks Dave; My Maule btw is the exact double of yours! N5647S
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With the exception that you have 55 more horsepower. Mine has the 850's; yours are 800's?
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BTW, this is the same paint scheme from the Maule BD used to fly out of the hangar with.
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I am new to this Maule game so only had a couple short flights in her
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