George Patterson wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

I could do this with my Cessna, pretty hard with the under-wing Piper
sumps and gear to check. :-)


With either, checking the oil still has the potential to be messy. I
once saw a very experienced (and very attractive) lady CFI pre-flight a
Cessna while dressed in a cocktail dress and heels, and I once had to do
it while wearing a business suit, but neither was particularly easy to do.

I've never found checking the oil to be messy. Adding oil has more
potential for that to be sure. Usually, I check the oil before I drain
the sumps. That way the spilled avgas washes the oil film off my hands!
:-)


Matt