I still feel that if you have not got oil pressure you are going to land, if you have a little make sure it don’t get to hot, if you have other indications along with the lack of or low pressure, the only place you are going is down, low, slow and ready for the possible wet arrival.
Any run dry time advertised by any manufacture in my humble view is an advisory regarding your ability to transition from your altitude to a possible safe controlled landing on ground or water.
No gear system will run reliably without oil, it cools lubricates and is the life blood of the transmission system.
After looking at the flight data available on line and the noting the point that they turned back to the shore, how close were they to the destination rig?
My comments above are general ones only and in no way try to explain any aspects of this tragic event.
Outhouse.
Last edited by outhouse; 14th March 2009 at 07:17.