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FTP test on a turbo / static bike is not going to yield results IMHO.
You need a ventoux or something
Howard-
This is better than Ventoux. Our local FTP testing site. 5.5km at a smooth 6%. My pb is 22:10 at 163 BPM. As my FTHR is more like 167 for cycling. I should be able to beat that in theory. The reason its better than ventoux. Is because at 6% you can basically Select cadence, and at 5.5km you can smash it without popping half way up.
Smallfurry
In theory Your FTP should be higher outdoors. Its easier to engage the upper body. And theres air. Which is Nice.
In practice. Flat bits, and bumps make it tricky to maintain high watts. So you'd need a Nice smooth hill ideally.