Lou Scannon, you are the sort of pilot that us engineers like! You are quite right
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FCS Explorer, first off I think you need to omit the word order from your post, if a captain asks me to check the oil I certainly would, and using my large knowledge base of the engine and aircraft I would assess the need for more oil. Also I would not 'put some more nitrogen in a strut' because you had ordered or asked me to. There are laid down parameters for oleo extensions i.e. weight, temp,pressure and also oil level if used. I think that you could do with reveiwing your attitude towards engineers
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