Jetguy
Well Known Member
I just remembered an announcement at the, "Whats New At Vans", forum at OSH. Ryan at Vans stated that they are working on a new procedure to check the oil before flying. The gist of it is you will use you starter for a few seconds with your ignition off to burp your engine. After using the starter any oil shown on the flat part of the dip stick will be considered acceptable for flight. IMOH this has come about to make checking the oil easier cause on a cold engine you may have to turn the prop through up to 20 times to burp the engine. Many owners do this procedure after flying because it only takes 5 blade when the oil is hot and thin. But in a flying school environment this would not be practical. Look for a possible POH update in the future describing this procedure in detail.
Any updates Scott?
Any updates Scott?