BeaversRule
Thanks for your post that was the answer I was looking for. The same thing occurs on some land based retractable gear although it is not such a disaster for obvious reasons.
I do however find it interesting that in some cases the oil dumps onto the pilots feet. An indicator like that would most certianly destroy your brand new double pluggers, but I'm not sure many float pilots would know what all the oil means.
All I need now is a job flying a Beaver. After the endorsement I'm hooked