My new engine is burning a quart of oil every four to five hours. Some “experts” are telling me I probably have glazed cylinders and others say just keep on flying it hard and the consumption will drop. Should I be concerned?
Opinion
Don’t let a ‘gotcha’ get you
Whether flying an aircraft – unintentionally – into IMC or falling asleep at the yoke on a perfectly clear day, things happen. And those are just two examples of mistakes we can make.
From inspiration to inertia
In all my years in aviation and for all the tens of thousands of pilots and mechanics I’ve met, I’ve never met a single person who said, “My life was going just great until I got into aviation. That’s when it all went to hell.”
Monomail broke the monotony
The Boeing 221 Monomail showed elegantly simple lines and modern technologies that set the stage for the company’s growth in the design of large aircraft, including the iconic B-17.
What’s causing the high level of aluminum in this engine’s oil?
What could cause such high levels of aluminum in the oil? Inactivity plays a big role, according to our engines expert Paul McBride.
Make Englaero official – finally
Englaero is English spoken by an individual who mixes a thick dose of aeronautical terms into their vocabulary. To a native English speaker, it’s absolute gibberish. To a college level English teacher with no aeronautical background, it’s incomprehensible.
How did LSA fare in the year of fear?
Even in the year of the pandemic, LSA registrations grew in 2020.
Why do my engines throw out the first quart of oil?
Through normal operation your engines blow the first quart overboard ending up on the wing and the flaps. I could tell you that this was a design by Lycoming in an effort to prevent corrosion in those areas, but that wouldn’t play very well, so we won’t even go there! Seriously, it’s nothing to worry about, as long as your engine does not have a history of excessive oil consumption.
Questions from the Cockpit: The lower the better?
What’s the lowest density altitude ever recorded? And just how well would a plane perform in those conditions?