What Would You Do ? (2)
I was on an aerobatic training trip in a C 150 Aerobat. The runway in use meant basically a straight line after take off to the aerobatic box about 12 miles from the airport.
Unfortunately this airplane had those crappy Cessna oil temp and oil pressure gauges with no numbers just a green arc and redlines. The only help to the pilot was the oil pressure gauge had a white line in the green arc which indicated the ideal oil pressure of 80 psi. In previous flights I had noticed that on this airplane the oil pressure needle was always sitting right on the white line every time I looked at it
After takeoff we were climbing through 2000 ft when I did a routine scan of the engine gauges. The oil temp was mid range but the oil pressure was a needle width below the white line but still well in the green. I kept an eye on the oil pressure and about 30 seconds later the needle gave a tiny wiggle and seemed to make an almost imperceptible drop.
What would you do ?
Last edited by Big Pistons Forever; 3rd Jul 2020 at 04:15.