Warrior - Oil
Hi all,
The Warrior at our club is a lovely aircraft, but it seems that lately every time I check the oil it needs some in. As far as I know, it doesn't typically go further than a couple of hours away so am I being over the top in my checks?
My checklist states that the oil should read 6-8qts on the dip stick, however just recently it seems rare that there's more than 5-5.5 in it. The last time I flew it the engine was still warm, so had just been flown and when I checked the log in the clubhouse it had only been away for an hour. I checked the fuel pump log for the aircraft and no oil was logged as taken.
So, how low would you let it get, and how quick, in your experience, does it typically disappear? Are fellow club members simply not checking the oil, checking it and flying the plane anyway or filling it, not logging it and it's burning away?
There have recently been occasions where I've been the only one at the field, nobody to help, oil needs topping up and the oil is stored behind locked doors so it's beyond reach. Would you fly?
Cheers.