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Old 13th Nov 2015, 17:19
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Cornish Jack
 
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Beverley in-flight oil replenishment - most definitely NO requirement to shut down engines!! The pump was, indeed, in the 'dog kennel' which was accessed via a small circular entrance in the rear bulkhead of the equipment bay behind the flight deck. There was four-way selector and a contents gauge with a manual pump handle. It was hard work ... the oil thickened after a few hours at 8-10k and, FEs being 'Johnny-come-latelys' on Bevs, the job was done by Siggies in the early days.
One little aside - on a long overseas with a skipper from my Valetta days, I was supervising a new guy and spent a lot of time 'minding the shop' in the right hand seat. Part way through one such, with the skipper on meal break, the co volunteered to 'top up'. and there were a few seconds of alarm as I watched the oil temps winding down as the COLD oil entered the system!
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