I do aerial photo / video work with our GA-8 Airvan (turbo) and one issue I've had with it since new is that it blows a lot of oil out of the crankcase vent tube and down the belly of the plane, which results in frequent cleaning of the camera equipment to keep the pictures sharp.
As I'm writing this, our mechanic is installing the Airwolf air / oil separator in hopes that it will fix this problem.
Does anyone have experience with that product? Pros / cons?
The POH says to keep the oil level at 9 qts. (12 qt. sump). I've run it as low as 7 quarts with no apparent improvements.
Aircraft: 2013 GippsAero GA-8, Lycoming TIO-540 turbo
TT: 200 hrs. since new
--Rob
As I'm writing this, our mechanic is installing the Airwolf air / oil separator in hopes that it will fix this problem.
Does anyone have experience with that product? Pros / cons?
The POH says to keep the oil level at 9 qts. (12 qt. sump). I've run it as low as 7 quarts with no apparent improvements.
Aircraft: 2013 GippsAero GA-8, Lycoming TIO-540 turbo
TT: 200 hrs. since new
--Rob