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Old 19th Sep 2021, 04:54
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Personally, I would suggest in this situation of oil pressure loss, to maintain altitude as long as possible while heading toward the airport. That way, if the engine fails, you have more options. The engine failed about three miles from the airport. If still at ten thousand feet, one might be able to join an ILS onto final and glide down along it or have a long runway in sight that can easily be landed on without deploying the chute. If you get down low and then lose the engine, you will have no options in terms of avoiding damage of some sort.

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