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Vent the Engine
Are you in the category of pilots who park the airplane, lock it up and leave as soon as you land from a flight? You may want to take some time to hang out with your aerial chariot for a while after it gets you safely on the ground. (www.flyingmag.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Old farmer's wisdom: "If you aren't going to run it for 10 minutes or more, don't start it up."
This article could have had a bit of merit but there's too much misinformation; the writer couldn't possibly have researched it.
Looks to me like just another dim bulb journalist filling printed matter with foolish blabber.
I do vent by pulling the dipstick up about an inch and hanging it on a clamp that is co-located. But I only do this when parking in my hanger. I have nose plugs in and leave oil filler door down.Sometimes I am quite a while between flights. I never do it when out of town. Have never had any of the oil/water mixture gunk form under the cap. I figure it can't hurt. That said, if you jump in your plane without checking the oil cap when you have been away from the plane you definitely shouldn't entertain venting. Lol
The "gunk" typically is caused by moisture mixing with oil. Normal flight operation the engine oil gets hot enough for *long enough* that this natural phenomenon is evaporated.
I know what the gunk is Einstein. Apparently you never rented a trainer.
I'm no Einstein, that's for sure