Brian Denk
Well Known Member
So there I was yesterday, flying a line abreast loop in a two ship. Lead pulls waaaay too slow...barely make it over the top. But, being the good winger, I hang in there and wallow across then let the nose drop through and down the backside we go. "Hey, Larry, how about we try that again but this time with a bit more feeling?"
So, a solid 4g pull, up and over we go. Much better. Fifteen minutes later, we land and I pull the plane into my hangar. Hmm...lotta oil drips. No biggee, we were yankin' and bankin', loopin' and rollin' a lot. So tonight, I go into the hangar, cold one in hand (easily done when you live with your airplane) and lo and behold...a generous puddle of oil dripping off the tailwheel spring of my -8. Ack! What happened? Well kids, when you goober up a loop and get ballistic or negative without an inverted oil system, you PUMP A LOTTA OIL OUT THE BREATHER hose. Thus, I rapidly applied a heathy coating of Aeroshell 40wt. anti-corrosion treatment to the belly. After cleaning up the mess from stem to stern, I checked the dipstick. Yep. 1/2 quart low.
So, keep the G's on it or else you'll be on your back doing the belly scrub rhumba.
So, a solid 4g pull, up and over we go. Much better. Fifteen minutes later, we land and I pull the plane into my hangar. Hmm...lotta oil drips. No biggee, we were yankin' and bankin', loopin' and rollin' a lot. So tonight, I go into the hangar, cold one in hand (easily done when you live with your airplane) and lo and behold...a generous puddle of oil dripping off the tailwheel spring of my -8. Ack! What happened? Well kids, when you goober up a loop and get ballistic or negative without an inverted oil system, you PUMP A LOTTA OIL OUT THE BREATHER hose. Thus, I rapidly applied a heathy coating of Aeroshell 40wt. anti-corrosion treatment to the belly. After cleaning up the mess from stem to stern, I checked the dipstick. Yep. 1/2 quart low.
So, keep the G's on it or else you'll be on your back doing the belly scrub rhumba.