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Straight and level flight back to the airport after a session of mainly snap rolls. Flying about 40 miles XC on one of my scans saw my oil pressure fluctuate like in the video about half the way home.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enS1NWhdgFw[/ame]
My OP is usually 85 unless I am transitioning.
The rest of the flight I was watching it like a hawk with the destination airport the closest airport to put down and swamp below me. I climbed till I was almost in the overcast and spent the rest of my time watching the OPG and running the schematic in my head. When I had the destination airport "made", I rolled inverted for 30 seconds or so and then back upright to try and seat the ball... The fluctuation continued.
I grounded the plane and missed the next practice day. I could not work on it that day because I am the box holder and I had to drive to the airport to man the box so others could fly.
One mechanic said that I have dirty or corroded balls in the valve. Another thinks it might be on the oil pickup.
Suggestions?
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enS1NWhdgFw[/ame]
My OP is usually 85 unless I am transitioning.
The rest of the flight I was watching it like a hawk with the destination airport the closest airport to put down and swamp below me. I climbed till I was almost in the overcast and spent the rest of my time watching the OPG and running the schematic in my head. When I had the destination airport "made", I rolled inverted for 30 seconds or so and then back upright to try and seat the ball... The fluctuation continued.
I grounded the plane and missed the next practice day. I could not work on it that day because I am the box holder and I had to drive to the airport to man the box so others could fly.
One mechanic said that I have dirty or corroded balls in the valve. Another thinks it might be on the oil pickup.
Suggestions?
