It has been heavenly lately with total visibility all around the southland... it's like we're in Montana. Nice flying.
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Kudos to the pilot of 20U who noticed a low oil pressure indication at run-up yesterday!
Apparently 20U had a bad oil filter which cracked at a seam and leaked oil everywhere. We are bypassing the oil filter system entirely for now, checking the engine to make sure there was no damage, and will return her to service soon. We will strike up a lively conversation with the oil filter manufacturer in the meantime to figure out what happened there.
This is a problem which could have been VERY SERIOUS if the flight was attempted -- pilots, include engine vitals into your scan. With no oil pressure, you will, eventually, have no engine, and oil pressure below the green arc is a concern! Oil temp, EGT, all are "hints", but oil pressure is a very direct indication of engine health.
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Cessna 04H completed her 100hr recently, however, a test flight seems to have sucked a bug into the pitot tube. Expect her back on the line tomorrow.
Quiet otherwise, good flying abounds!
Blue Skies!
- Mike
