REFLECTOR: Oil Temps - Ground Ops

[Pat Shea]

That doesn't sound like anything I'd sweat at this
point. It's a new engine and that's a hot day. I had
similar issues.

Realistically, with that kind of OAT, you want to be
able to do some extensive taxiing and idling (for
those Las Vegas trips!) while keeping the oil temp
below say 220* but that's about all. As it turns out,
a little energy management goes a long way...

With an OAT temp of say 70* or below, you should
pretty much be able to do what you want on the ground
and still keep the oil temps in check.

FWIW, Pat 

--- Craig and/or Denise Woolston
<cdwoolston at verizon.net> wrote:

> With an OAT of 103 deg F we got oil temps to around
> 230 after, 10 minutes of
> taxing, one long runup and 40 knot taxi test down
> the runway.  We then went
> to the compass rose and sat for about 1-2 minutes
> before we shutdown.
> 
>  
> 
> We then swung the compass for about 30 minutes,
> restarted, taxi back down,
> another long runup, 40 knot taxi test on the runway,
> taxied back to the
> hanger and we were at 220 deg F.
> 
>  
> 
> CHTs never went above 350 deg F, most were in the
> high 200s for the idling
> parts.





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